Five-year outcome of respiratory muscle weakness at intensive care unit discharge: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.

Nathalie Van AerdePhilippe MeerssemanYves DebaveyeAlexander WilmerJan GunstMichael P CasaerJoost WautersPieter J WoutersRik GosselinkGreet Van den BergheGreet Hermans

Published in: Thorax (2021)

RMW at ICU discharge is independently associated with 5-year morbidity but not 5-year mortality.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
skeletal muscle
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
respiratory tract
type diabetes
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation