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The rate and assessment of muscle wasting during critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Brigitta FazziniTobias MärklChristos CostasManfred BlobnerStefan J SchallerJohn ProwleZudin PuthuchearyHenning Wackerhage
Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2023)
On average, critically ill patients lose nearly 2% of skeletal muscle per day during the first week of ICU admission.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance
  • intensive care unit
  • emergency department
  • mechanical ventilation
  • clinical trial
  • randomized controlled trial
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue