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01-04-2003 | Meeting abstract
Early signs of critical illness polyneuropathy in porcine sepsis
Authors:
J Maňák, M Schreiber, H Matulová, M Šlemrová, J Cerman, M Šitina, S Špelda, L Sobotka, Z Zadák
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 2/2003
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Excerpt
Critical illness polyneuropathy is a well known complication of critical illness causing prolonged artificial ventilation, increased ICU and inhospital length of stay and higher mortality in critically ill patients. Although two studies reported early signs of polyneuropathy on day 2–5 after ICU admission, the exact time of onset of this complication is still unknown. …