Neuromuscular complications of critical illness KU Leuven
ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a frequent complication of critical illness. It presents as new onset symmetrical weakness of the peripheral and respiratory muscles during critical illness and cannot be explained by other causes than the acute illness or its treatment. ICUAW is caused by structural or functional damage to the nerves, the muscles or both and occurs in about half of the patients with sepsis, those with multiple organ failure ...