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ICU-acquired weakness: a standalone construct

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Critical care

clinically detected generalized weakness developing in critically ill patients with no cause other than the critical illness itself.

In critical care, ICU-acquired weakness refers to clinically detected generalized weakness developing in critically ill patients with no cause other than the critical illness itself. This meaning comes from Stevens (2009) in Critical Care Medicine.[1]

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Stevens, R. D., Marshall, S. A., Cornblath, D. R., Hoke, A., Needham, D. M., de Jonghe, B., Ali, N. A., & Sharshar, T. (2009). A framework for diagnosing and classifying intensive care unit-acquired weakness. Critical Care Medicine, 37, S299-S308. https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181b6ef67

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