Interobserver reliability of quadriceps evaluation by ultrasound in mechanically ventilated polytrauma patients

Larissa Vieira Santana (Brasilia, Brazil), Larissa Vieira Santana, Natalia Lucília Pinto, André Souza Xavier, Rafael Ribeiro Zille, Vinicius Zacarias Maldaner, Priscilla Flavia Melo, Gerson Cipriano, Luciana Vieira

Source: International Congress 2016 – Physiotherapy interventions and assessment options in hospitalised patients
Session: Physiotherapy interventions and assessment options in hospitalised patients
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4430
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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Larissa Vieira Santana (Brasilia, Brazil), Larissa Vieira Santana, Natalia Lucília Pinto, André Souza Xavier, Rafael Ribeiro Zille, Vinicius Zacarias Maldaner, Priscilla Flavia Melo, Gerson Cipriano, Luciana Vieira. Interobserver reliability of quadriceps evaluation by ultrasound in mechanically ventilated polytrauma patients. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4430

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