Objectives: To investigate whether a daily exercise session, using a bedside cycle ergometer,
is a safe and effective intervention in preventing or attenuating the decrease in functional …

Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness is a frequent complication of critical
illness. It is unclear whether it is a marker or mediator of poor outcomes. Objectives: To …

Background Patients who are critically ill can develop so-called intensive-care unit acquired
weakness, which delays rehabilitation. Reduced muscle mass, quality, or both might have a …

Physiotherapists are involved in the management of patients with critical illness.
Physiotherapy assessment is focused on physical deconditioning and related problems (muscle …

The 2018 Paris Intensive Care symposium entitled “Update in Neurocritical Care” was
organized in Paris, June 21–22, 2018, under the auspices of the French Intensive Care Society. …

Purpose Abstract Muscle weakness in long-stay ICU patients contributes to 1-year mortality.
Whether electrophysiological screening is an alternative diagnostic tool in unconscious/…

Purpose To investigate the effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on muscle
thickness, strength and morphological and molecular markers of the quadriceps. Materials …

Background Critically ill patients who have difficulties weaning from the mechanical ventilator
are prone to develop respiratory muscle weakness. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) can …

Introduction Respiratory muscle dysfunction has been associated with failure to wean from
mechanical ventilation. It has therefore been hypothesised that these patients might benefit …

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improves respiratory muscle function and might enhance
weaning outcomes in patients with weaning difficulties. An electronic inspiratory loading …