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Combined Diaphragm and Limb Muscle Atrophy Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Pilot Study
La combinación de atrofia del diafragma y atrofia de los músculos de las extremidades se asocia a un aumento de la mortalidad en los pacientes con ventilación mecánica: un estudio piloto
Agustín Carámbulaa,b, Sebastián Pereyrac, Marcelo Barbatoa, Martín Anguloa,d,e,
a Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Maciel, Montevideo, Uruguay
b National Institute of Cell, Tissue, and Organ Donation and Transplantation, Montevideo, Uruguay
c Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Hospital Maciel, Montevideo, Uruguay
d Respiratory Function Laboratory and Critical Care Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
e Pathophysiology Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

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Combined Diaphragm and Limb Muscle Atrophy Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Pilot Study

Agustín Carámbula, Sebastián Pereyra, Marcelo Barbato, Martín Angulo
10.1016/j.arbres.2020.12.031
Arch Bronconeumol. 2021;57:377-9
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