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Electrical muscle stimulation preserves the muscle mass of critically ill patients: a randomized study.

Gerovasili V, Stefanidis K, Vitzilaios K, Karatzanos E, Politis P, Koroneos A, Chatzimichail A, Routsi C, Roussos C, Nanas S.

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Short-term systemic effect of electrical muscle stimulation in critically ill patients.

Gerovasili V, Tripodaki E, Karatzanos E, Pitsolis T, Markaki V, Zervakis D, Routsi C, Roussos C, Nanas S.

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Randomised controlled trial of transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation of the lower extremities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Bourjeily-Habr G, Rochester CL, Palermo F, Snyder P, Mohsenin V.

Thorax. 2002 Dec;57(12):1045-9.PMID: 12454299 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Striking similarities in systemic factors contributing to decreased exercise capacity in patients with severe chronic heart failure or COPD.

Gosker HR, Lencer NH, Franssen FM, van der Vusse GJ, Wouters EF, Schols AM.

Chest. 2003 May;123(5):1416-24.PMID: 12740256 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Electromyostimulation training effects on neural drive and muscle architecture.

Gondin J, Guette M, Ballay Y, Martin A.

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Skeletal muscle structure and function in response to electrical stimulation in moderately impaired COPD patients.

Dal Corso S, Nápolis L, Malaguti C, Gimenes AC, Albuquerque A, Nogueira CR, De Fuccio MB, Pereira RD, Bulle A, McFarlane N, Nery LE, Neder JA.

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Prevention of quadriceps wasting after immobilization: an evaluation of the effect of electrical stimulation.

Arvidsson I, Arvidsson H, Eriksson E, Jansson E.

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[Effects of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on respiratory muscle fatigue in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial]

Sun LH, Tan Y, Zhao HD, Tang B, Qiao Y.

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Decreased isometric skeletal muscle force in critically ill patients.

Ginz HF, Iaizzo PA, Girard T, Urwyler A, Pargger H.

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Ultrasound measurement of rectus femoris cross-sectional area and the relationship with quadriceps strength in COPD.

Seymour JM, Ward K, Sidhu PS, Puthucheary Z, Steier J, Jolley CJ, Rafferty G, Polkey MI, Moxham J.

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A descriptive study of skeletal muscle metabolism in critically ill patients: free amino acids, energy-rich phosphates, protein, nucleic acids, fat, water, and electrolytes.

Gamrin L, Essén P, Forsberg AM, Hultman E, Wernerman J.

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Comparison of low-frequency electrical myostimulation and conventional aerobic exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure.

Deley G, Kervio G, Verges B, Hannequin A, Petitdant MF, Salmi-Belmihoub S, Grassi B, Casillas JM.

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Increasing muscle mass in spinal cord injured persons with a functional electrical stimulation exercise program.

Scremin AM, Kurta L, Gentili A, Wiseman B, Perell K, Kunkel C, Scremin OU.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999 Dec;80(12):1531-6.PMID: 10597802 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of tiotropium on outcomes in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UPLIFT): a prespecified subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Decramer M, Celli B, Kesten S, Lystig T, Mehra S, Tashkin DP; UPLIFT investigators.

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Aerobic training involving a minor muscle mass shows greater efficiency than training involving a major muscle mass in chronic heart failure patients.

Tyni-Lenné R, Gordon A, Jensen-Urstad M, Dencker K, Jansson E, Sylvén C.

J Card Fail. 1999 Dec;5(4):300-7.PMID: 10634671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Higher body mass index predicts need for insulin but not hyperglycemia, nosocomial infection, or death in critically ill surgical patients.

Pieracci F, Hydo L, Eachempati S, Pomp A, Shou J, Barie PS.

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Ratio of neutrophil to lymphocyte counts--rapid and simple parameter of systemic inflammation and stress in critically ill.

Zahorec R.

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High-risk intrahospital transport of critically ill patients: safety and outcome of the necessary "road trip".

Szem JW, Hydo LJ, Fischer E, Kapur S, Klemperer J, Barie PS.

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Improvement in quadriceps strength and dyspnea in daily tasks after 1 month of electrical stimulation in severely deconditioned and malnourished COPD.

Vivodtzev I, Pépin JL, Vottero G, Mayer V, Porsin B, Lévy P, Wuyam B.

Chest. 2006 Jun;129(6):1540-8.PMID: 16778272 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[The changes in insulin sensitivity under stress and its clinical significance in the critically ill patients]

Cao FT, Zheng ZQ.

Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue. 2008 Aug;20(8):482-5. Chinese. PMID: 18687177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles