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

We read with great interest the article by Yamada et al on the prediction of ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) and functional disability in mechanically ventilated corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.1 The authors must be applauded for investigating a pertinent critical care subject, particularly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are certain other important points which warrant further discussion.

Source: Heart and Lung - April 10, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sunaakshi Puri, Rohan Magoon, Anjishnujit Bandyopadhyay Source Type: research