Early NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation reduces muscle mass loss in Critically Ill patients.

J. Segers (Leuven, Belgium), D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium), N. Charususin (Leuven, Belgium), B. Frickx (Leuven, Belgium), I. Demeyere (Leuven, Belgium), B. Clerckx (Leuven, Belgium), G. Van Den Berghe (Leuven, Belgium), I. Vanhorebeek (Leuven, Belgium), G. Hermans (Leuven, Belgium), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Muscle adaptations in response to physiotherapeutic interventions in acute and chronic settings
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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