Muscle atrophy among critically ill kids occurs within one week of mechanical ventilation
(Children's National Health System) Children with life-threatening respiratory failure who require mechanical ventilation in a pediatric intensive care unit commonly experience rapid muscle atrophy, according to a study published online Dec. 19, 2018, in PLOS ONE.
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