Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in mechanically ventilated polytrauma patients: A strategy to minimize musculoskeletal dysfunction

Luciana Vieira (Brasilia, Brazil), Luciana Vieira, Gerson Cipriano Jr, Paulo Eugenio Silva, Vinicius Silva, Priscilla Melo, Joao Durigan, Larissa Vieira, Natalia Lucilia, Andre Xavier, Hedian Gomes

Source: International Congress 2015 – Acute critical care: news from the ICU
Session: Acute critical care: news from the ICU
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3265
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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