Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness in Patients With COVID-19: Occurrence and Associated Factors.

Débora SchmidtTaila Cristina PivaSheila Suzana GlaeserDaniele Martins PiekalaPaula Pinheiro BertoGilberto FriedmanGraciele Sbruzzi

Published in: Physical therapy (2022)

Patients who had COVID-19 and developed ICUAW had longer periods of ICU stay, hospital stay, and MV. Bed rest time and use of corticosteroids (for those who required MV) were factors independently associated with ICUAW.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
coronavirus disease
mechanical ventilation
sars cov
risk assessment
healthcare
acute care
emergency department
adverse drug
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation