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Inter-observer agreement of Medical Research Council-sum score and handgrip strength in the ICU

Authors: G Hermans, B Clerckx, T Vanhullebusch, J Segers, G Vanpee, C Robbeets, M Casaer, P Wouters, R Gosselink, G Vandenberghe

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Muscle weakness often complicates critical illness and is associated with prolonged duration of rehabilitation, increased mortality and limiting functional outcome even years later [1]. To examine the effects of interventions on this complication, reliable measurements of muscle force in critically ill patients are needed. We aimed to examine, in critically ill patients, the inter-observer agreement on the Medical Research Council (MRC)-sum score and handgrip strength, two methods to quantify muscle force. …

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Title: Inter-observer agreement of Medical Research Council-sum score and handgrip strength in the ICU
Authors: G Hermans
B Clerckx
T Vanhullebusch
J Segers
G Vanpee
C Robbeets
M Casaer
P Wouters
R Gosselink
G Vandenberghe
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9949

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