Quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound in intensive care unit-acquired weakness: A systematic review.
Quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound in intensive care unit-acquired weakness: A systematic review.
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DOI:
10.1002/mus.24728
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发表时间:
2015-11
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3.4
通讯作者:
Hough CL
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作者:
Bunnell A;Ney J;Gellhorn A;Hough CL
Intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICU-AW) causes significant morbidity and impairment in critically ill patients. Recent advances in neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) allow evaluation of neuromuscular pathology early in critical illness. We review application of ultrasound in ICU-AW. MEDLINE-indexed articles were searched for terms relevant to ultrasound and critical illness. Two reviewers evaluated the resulting abstracts (n=218) and completed full-text review (n=13). Twelve studies and 1 case report were included. Ten studies evaluated muscle thickness or cross sectional area (CSA); 8 reported decrease, and 2 reported no change. Two studies reported preservation of muscle thickness in response to neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and 1 found no preservation. One study found decreases in gray-scale standard deviation, but no change in echogenicity. One study described increases in echogenicity and fasciculations. Ultrasound reliability in ICU-AW is not fully established. Further investigation is needed to identify ultrasound measures which reliably predict clinical, electrodiagnostic, and pathologic findings of ICU-AW.