Post-operative electrical muscle stimulation attenuates loss of muscle mass and function following major abdominal surgery in older adults: a split body randomised control trial

INTRODUCTION: Significant losses of muscle mass and function occur after major abdominal surgery. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been shown to reduce muscle atrophy in some patient groups, but evidence in post-operative patients is limited. This study assesses the efficacy of NMES f...

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Autores principales: Hardy, Edward J, Hatt, Jacob, Doleman, Brett, Smart, Thomas F, Piasecki, Matthew, Lund, Jonathan N, Phillips, Bethan E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9621149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36315433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac234

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