Does prolonged propofol sedation of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients contribute to critical illness myopathy?

• Published in: British journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 125; no. 3; pp. e334 - e336
• Main Authors: Lönnqvist, Per-Arne, Bell, Max, Karlsson, Torbjörn, Wiklund, Lars, Höglund, Anna-Stina, Larsson, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020; British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - therapy; Correspondence; COVID-19; Critical Illness; critical illness myopathy; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives - adverse effects; ICU; Intensive Care Units; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Muscular Diseases - chemically induced; myopathy; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - therapy; propofol; Propofol - adverse effects; Respiration, Artificial; SARS-CoV-2; Swine; COVID-19; ICU; myopathy; propofol; critical illness myopathy