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Published in: Critical Care 2/2003

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 | Special Issue 2/2003

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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. …
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Title
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
Publication date
01-04-2003
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 2/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc1975

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