Predictive factors and clinical impact of ICU-acquired weakness on functional disability in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19

The increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has led to acute challenges in caring for critically ill patients who may have marked disability even post-discharge, with reduced activities of daily living and quality of life1. Previous studies have reported that 17% of the patients with COVID-19 were admitted to intensive care unit (ICU)2, and the prevalence of ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) after developing COVID-19 -related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was as high as 70-100%3, 4.

Source: Heart and Lung - March 23, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Kanji Yamada, Takeshi Kitai, Kentaro Iwata, Hiromasa Nishihara, Tsubasa Ito, Rina Yokoyama, Yuta Inagaki, Takayuki Shimogai, Akihiro Honda, Tetsuya Takahashi, Ryo Tachikawa, Chigusa Shirakawa, Jiro Ito, Ryutaro Seo, Hirokazu Kuroda, Asako Doi, Keisuke Tom Source Type: research