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<p>Critical illness polyneuromyopathy after cardiac surgery is often unrecognized and is a rarely reported clinical condition. It is characterized by more proximal than distal symmetrical flaccid muscle weakness and difficulty in weaning from a respirator. When done in a timely manner, rehabilitation prevents early complications and reduces the length of hospitalization. Rehabilitation leads to better motor outcome, improves short-term and long-term functionality, and results in a better quality of life.</p>
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Critical illness polyneuromyopathy after cardiac surgery is often unrecognized and is a rarely reported clinical condition. It is characterized by more proximal than distal symmetrical flaccid muscle weakness and difficulty in weaning from a respirator. When done in a timely manner, rehabilitation prevents early complications and reduces the length of hospitalization. Rehabilitation leads to better motor outcome, improves short-term and long-term functionality, and results in a better quality of life.

Management of Polyneuromyopathy in a Critically Ill Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device

University Clinic for physical medicine and rehabilitation

University Clinic for State Cardiac Surgery, Faculty of Medicine

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Critical illness polyneuromyopathy after cardiac surgery is often unrecognized and is a rarely reported clinical condition. It is characterized by more...

Management of Polyneuromyopathy in a Critically Ill Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Published Online: Dec 04, 2022

Page range: 67 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2022-0038

Keywords
critical illness polyneuromyopathy, rehabilitation, LVAD

© 2022 Cvetanka Gjerakaroska Savevska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Management of Polyneuromyopathy in a Critically Ill Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Published Online: Dec 04, 2022

Page range: 67 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2022-0038

Keywordscritical illness polyneuromyopathy, rehabilitation, LVAD

© 2022 Cvetanka Gjerakaroska Savevska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
critical illness polyneuromyopathy, rehabilitation, LVAD