Bedside Assessment of Quadriceps Muscle by Ultrasound after Admission for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Respiratory Disease

Rationale: Hospitalization represents a major event for the patient with chronic respiratory disease. There is a high risk of readmission, which over the longer term may be related more closely to the underlying condition of the patient, such as skeletal muscle dysfunction. Objectives: We assessed t...

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Published in:Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Main Authors: Greening, Neil J., Harvey-Dunstan, Theresa C., Chaplin, Emma J., Vincent, Emma E., Morgan, Mike D., Singh, Sally J., Steiner, Michael C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Thoracic Society 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613897/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26068143
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201503-0535OC
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