Skeletal Muscle Wasting and Function Impairment in Intensive Care Patients With Severe COVID-19

Skeletal Muscle Wasting and Function Impairment in Intensive Care Patients With Severe COVID-19

Background: Intensive care patients commonly develop muscle wasting and functional impairment. However, the role of severe COVID-19 in the magnitude of muscle wasting and functionality in the acute critical disease is unknown.Objective: To perform a prospective characterization to evaluate the skele...

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Main Authors: Mario Chueire de Andrade-Junior, Isabel Chateaubriand Diniz de Salles, Christina May Moran de Brito, Laerte Pastore-Junior, Renato Fraga Righetti, Wellington Pereira Yamaguti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
COVID-19
muscle
wasting
function
functionality
ultrasound
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.640973/full

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