Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired
weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk …

Expanding elderly populations are a major social challenge in advanced countries
worldwide and have led to a rapid increase in the number of elderly patients in intensive …

The highly infectious and pathogenic novel coronavirus (CoV), severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2, has emerged causing a global pandemic. Although COVID-19 …

Acute kidney disease (AKD)-which includes acute kidney injury (AKI)–and chronic kidney
disease (CKD) are highly prevalent among hospitalized patients, including those in …

Over the past 20 years, critical care has matured in a myriad of ways resulting in dramatically
higher survival rates for our sickest patients. For millions of new survivors comes de novo …

ICU-Acquired Weakness and Recovery from Critical Illness | New England Journal of Medicine
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Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU)-and mechanical ventilation (MV)-acquired limb muscle
and diaphragm dysfunction may both be associated with longer length of stay and worse …

Background: Millions of patients are discharged from intensive care units annually. These
intensive care survivors and their families frequently report a wide range of impairments in …

Rationale: Profound muscle weakness during and after critical illness is termed intensive
care unit–acquired weakness (ICUAW). Objectives: To develop diagnostic …

Background Muscular weakness and/or muscle wasting is recognized as a key medical
problem in critically ill patients on intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Methods and …