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Critical Illness Polyneuropathy and Myopathy

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Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and myopathy (CIM) are neuromuscular disorders that have been documented in critically ill patients admitted into intensive care units and are usually noted because of their failure to wean from mechanical ventilation. As a result of the diseases, there are increases in hospitalization length of stay, morbidity, and costs.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Galen V. Henderson (Director of Neurocritical Care and Neuroscience ICU)

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  1. Department of Surgical Critical Care Division of Surgery, The Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA

    John M. O’Donnell (Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Chairman) (Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Chairman)

  2. University Hospital Intensive Care Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Flávio E. Nácul

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Henderson, G.V. (2010). Critical Illness Polyneuropathy and Myopathy. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_18

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