Efficacy and safety of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the prevention of pressure injuries in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Miriam Viviane BaronPaulo Eugênio SilvaJanine KoeppJanete de Souza UrbanettoAndres Felipe Mantilla SantamariaMichele Paula Dos SantosMarcus Vinicius de Mello PintoCristine BrandenburgIsabel Cristina ReinheimerSonia CarvalhoMário Bernardes WagnerThomas MiliouCarlos Eduardo Poli-de-FigueiredoBartira Ercília Pinheiro da Costa

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2022)

NMES is an effective and safe therapy for the prevention of PI in critically ill patients and may reduce length of stay in the ICU. Trial registration RBR-8nt9m4. Registered prospectively on July 20th, 2018, https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-8nt9m4.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
clinical trial
spinal cord injury
study protocol
phase iii
phase ii
mechanical ventilation
randomized controlled trial
open label
acute respiratory distress syndrome