Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and critical illness myopathy (CIM) are major complications that occur in severely ill patients who require intensive care treatment. CIP and CIM affect the ...

OBJECTIVE: To review the medical literature on critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy in childhood. DATA SOURCE: Medline and EMBASE were searched using the following terms: critical illness ...

Reporting quality of the reviews was judged as medium to high. Two reviews reported moderate-to-high quality evidence of the beneficial effects of physical therapy commencing during intensive care ...

using search terms “intensive care unit acquired weakness”, “critical illness myopathy”, “critical illness neuropathy”, “critical illness polyneuropathy”, “intensive care unit acquired paresis”, ...

med.unibs.it Background: Critical illness myopathy (CIM) and polyneuropathy (CIP), alone or in combination (CIP/CIM), are frequent complications in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). There is ...

1 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union ... abnormality” OR “muscle weakness” OR “muscle atrophy” OR “muscle wasting and dysfunction” OR “critical ...

Objective To investigate: (1) patient and family experiences with healthcare and the intensive care unit (ICU); (2) experiences during their critical illness; (3) communication and decision making ...

Most studies in CS have focused primarily on survival, with limited data on long-term recovery measures among survivors. In other forms of critical illness, research indicates that many intensive care ...

Data Sources: We searched MEDLINE and PubMed from inception to September 2015 for English-language articles relevant to chronic critical illness, particularly of pediatric patients. We also ...

Polyneuropathy occurs when multiple peripheral nerves become damaged. Symptoms include problems with sensation, coordination, or other body functions. Polyneuropathy is also known as peripheral ...