Acute skeletal muscle wasting and relation to physical function in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8944167	Journal of Critical Care	2018	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In patients requiring ECMO there was marked wasting of the quadriceps over the first 10â¯days. Ultrasound measures were related to muscle strength and highest mobility level.

Keywords

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Echogenicity Muscle wasting Ultrasound Intensive care intensive care unit acquired weakness

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Acute skeletal muscle wasting and relation to physical function in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Authors

Kate Hayes, Anne E. Holland, Vincent A. Pellegrino, Sunita Mathur, Carol L. Hodgson,