[Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness : A nationwide survey on diagnostics, monitoring and treatment strategies on German intensive care units].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is one of the most frequent causes of neuromuscular dysfunction in intensive care medicine. To date no evidence-based recommendations exist for the diagnostics, monitoring or further intensive care treatment.

Objective

To evaluate the current clinical practice of diagnostics, monitoring and treatment strategies of ICU-AW on intensive care units in Germany.

Material and methods

We conducted an online survey with a self-designed questionnaire and invited 448 members of the Scientific Working Group for Intensive Care Medicine (WAKI) and the Scientific Working Group for Neuroanesthesia (WAKNA) to participate.

Results

A total of 68/448 (15.2%) questionnaires were analyzed. Of the participants 13.4% (9/67) sta

SUBMITTER: Klawitter F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9352631 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature