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The rate and assessment of muscle wasting during critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Patients with critical illness can lose more than 15% of muscle mass in one week, and this can have long-term detrimental effects. However, there is currently no synthesis..

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Ambulating the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) patient.

Christine Perme, PT, CCS, FCCM discusses the physical therapy of long term ECMO patients.  Christine and the panel give examples of and discuss ambulating our ECMO patients to maintain their..

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