Effect of hypercapnia on respiratory and peripheral skeletal muscle loss during critical illness

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8620278	Journal of Critical Care	2018	5 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In this pilot study, peripheral skeletal muscle weakness occurred early and rapidly within the critical care population, irrespective of carbon dioxide levels.

Keywords

diaphragm thickness Critical illness Muscle ultrasound Hypercapnia

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Effect of hypercapnia on respiratory and peripheral skeletal muscle loss during critical illness - A pilot study

Authors

Paul MSc, BSc, MCSP, Una PhD, MSc, BSc, MCSP, Matt P. BA, MA, MB, BChir, MRCP, DPhil,