Handgrip Strength Predicts Difficult Weaning But Not Extubation Failure in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects - Cottereau, Guillaume; Dres, Martin; Avenel, Alexandre; Fichet, Jérome; Jacobs, Frédéric M; Prat, Dominique; Hamzaoui, Olfa; Richard, Christian; Antonello, Marc; Sztrymf, Benjamin (Respiratory care, 2015)
Keywords: Aged; Airway Extubation - methods; Airway Extubation - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hand Strength; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Noninvasive Ventilation; Odds Ratio; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Treatment Failure; Ventilator Weaning - methods; Ventilator Weaning - statistics & numerical data; handheld dynamometry; mechanical ventilation; handgrip strength; intensive care unit-acquired weakness; weaning; muscle weakness