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Effect of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Upper and Lower Limb Muscles in Critically Ill Patients: A Two-Center Randomized Controlled Trial by Nakanishi, Nobuto; Oto, Jun; Tsutsumi, Rie; Yamamoto, Tomoko; Ueno, Yoshitoyo; Nakataki, Emiko; Itagaki, Taiga; Sakaue, Hiroshi; Nishimura, Masaji is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Objectives: Electrical muscle stimulation is widely used to enhance lower limb mobilization. Although upper limb muscle atrophy is common in critically ill patients, electrical muscle stimulation application for the upper limbs has been rarely reported. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether electrical muscle stimulation prevents upper and lower limb muscle atrophy and improves physical function. ## Design: Randomized controlled trial. ## Setting: Two-center, mixed medical/surgical ICU. ## Patients: Adult patients who were expected to be mechanically ventilated for greater than 48 hours and stay in the ICU for greater than 5 days. ## Interventions: Forty-two patients were randomly assigned to the electrical muscle stimulation (n = 17) or control group (n = 19). ## Measurements and Main Results: Primary outcomes were change in muscle thickness and cross-sectional area of the biceps brachii and rectus femoris from day 1 to 5. Secondary outcomes included occurrence of ICU-acquired weakness, ICU mobility scale, length of hospitalization, and amino acid levels. The change in biceps brachii muscle thickness was –1.9% versus –11.2% in the electrical muscle stimulation and
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- Author
- Nakanishi, Nobuto; Oto, Jun; Tsutsumi, Rie; Yamamoto, Tomoko; Ueno, Yoshitoyo; Nakataki, Emiko; Itagaki, Taiga; Sakaue, Hiroshi; Nishimura, Masaji
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ltd.; Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (ISSN 0090-3493)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)