Muscle atrophy in mechanically-ventilated critically ill children

• Main Authors: Johnson R.W., Ng K.W.P., Dietz A.R., Hartman M.E., Baty J.D., Hasan N., Zaidman C.M., Shoykhet M.
• Other Authors: MEDICINE
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Article; artificial ventilation; biceps brachii muscle; child; clinical article; cohort analysis; controlled study; critically ill patient; diaphragm; diaphragm thickness; disease severity; electrical impedance myography; electromyography; electronic medical record; female; human; image quality; incidence; male; muscle atrophy; muscle thickness; pediatric intensive care unit; prospective study; quadriceps femoris muscle; risk factor; tibialis anterior muscle; traumatic brain injury; adolescent; complication; critical illness; diagnostic imaging; echography; impedance; infant; newborn; pathology; preschool child; respiratory failure; Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Critical Illness; Diaphragm; Electric Impedance; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Male; Muscular Atrophy; Prospective Studies; Quadriceps Muscle; Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory Insufficiency; Ultrasonography
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161206
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0207720