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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Impact of Muscle Changes Assessed by Ultrasonography on Muscle Strength and Functioning after ICU Discharge: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Felipe Douglas Silva Barbosa, Brenda Stephanie Santos Nascimento, Maysa Carolina de França Souza Silva, Telma Cristina Fontes Cerqueira, Valter Joviniano de Santana Filho

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  6. The Utility of Muscle Ultrasound as a Predictor of Outcome in Guillain-Barré Syndrome Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025
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Felipe Douglas Silva BarbosaDepartment of Family Health and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40026-010, BA, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8583-903X
Brenda Stephanie Santos NascimentoDepartment of Physioterapy, Campus Lagarto, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto 49400-000, SE, Brazil.
Maysa Carolina de França Souza SilvaDepartment of Physioterapy, Campus Lagarto, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto 49400-000, SE, Brazil.
Telma Cristina Fontes CerqueiraDepartment of Physioterapy, Campus Lagarto, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto 49400-000, SE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0488-6112
Valter Joviniano de Santana FilhoPost-Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju 49060-100, SE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1488-0259

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUltrasonography has been used to identify structural, quantitative, and qualitative muscle changes. These changes have been assessed in different muscles during ICU stays; however, it is unclear if it can predict functioning after ICU discharge.

objectiveTo analyze the relationship between muscle changes assessed by ultrasonography and the strength and functioning of ICU survivors.

methodsA systematic review with a meta-analysis was performed according to the MOOSE guidelines and registered in PROSPERO. Searches of the following databases were performed by two of the authors: PubMed, Cinahl, Embase, Scopus, LILACS, Web of Science, and Science Direct. Qualitative analysis was performed using NOS and AHRQ scales. Meta-analysis was performed using the "R", "metafor" package. Heterogeneity was assessed by I2 and Cochran's Q test. Meta-regression analyses were performed to verify the moderators, and funnel plots and Egger's regression intercept test were used to analyze the publication bias.

resultsSixteen articles were included in the qualitative assessment, and nine were used in the quantitative assessment. There is evidence of correlations between MT and muscle strength (r = 0.20 [0.11; 0.27];

conclusionsThere is evidence for the correlation between muscle characteristics assessed by US and functioning outcomes.

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Intensive Care UnitsMuscle StrengthUltrasonographyHumansMuscle, SkeletalPatient Dischargecritical caremobilitymuscle assessmentstrengthultrasonography

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