Critical illness; Editorials Critical care outcomes; Physical functional performance; Preoperative Exercise; Rehabilitation; Ultrasonography; Critical Care Nursing
Disciplines :
Anesthesia & intensive care
Author, co-author :
Eggmann, Sabrina ; Department of Intensive Care and Neonatology and Children's Research Center, University, Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Physiotherapy, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Sabrina.Eggmann@insel.ch
Gillis, Chelsia; School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rousseau, Anne-Françoise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Soins intensifs ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service des soins intensifs
Language :
English
Title :
Are we measuring too late? Rethinking muscle assessment across the peri-ICU pathway.
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