TY - JOUR AU - Angelopoulos, Epameinondas AU - Karatzanos, Eleftherios AU - Dimopoulos, Stavros AU - Mitsiou, Georgios AU - Stefanou, Christos AU - Patsaki, Irini AU - Kotanidou, Anastasia AU - Routsi, Christina AU - Petrikkos, George AU - Nanas, Serafeim PY - 2013 DA - 2013/12/19 TI - Acute microcirculatory effects of medium frequency versus high frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critically ill patients - a pilot study JO - Annals of Intensive Care SP - 39 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a common complication, associated with significant morbidity. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has shown promise for prevention. NMES acutely affects skeletal muscle microcirculation; such effects could mediate the favorable outcomes. However, optimal current characteristics have not been defined. This study aimed to compare the effects on muscle microcirculation of a single NMES session using medium and high frequency currents. SN - 2110-5820 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/2110-5820-3-39 DO - 10.1186/2110-5820-3-39 ID - Angelopoulos2013 ER -