Course of recovery of respiratory muscle strength and its associations with exercise capacity and handgrip strength: A prospective cohort study among survivors of critical illness

<h4>Background</h4> Mechanical ventilation affects the respiratory muscles, but little is known about long-term recovery of respiratory muscle weakness (RMW) and potential associations with physical functioning in survivors of critical illness. The aim of this study was to investigate th...

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Main Authors: Mel Major, Maarten van Egmond, Daniela Dettling-Ihnenfeldt, Stephan Ramaekers, Raoul Engelbert, Marike van der Schaaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10101425/?tool=EBI