Exploration of muscle loss and metabolic state during prolonged critical illness: Implications for intervention?

BACKGROUND:Muscle wasting in the critically ill is up to 2% per day and delays patient recovery and rehabilitation. It is linked to inflammation, organ failure and severity of illness. The aims of this study were to understand the relationship between muscle depth loss, and nutritional and inflammat...

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Main Authors: Liesl Wandrag, Stephen J Brett, Gary S Frost, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Mary Hickson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224565