Medical Research Council-sumscore: a tool for evaluating muscle weakness in patients with post-intensive care syndrome

Nearly 66% of COVID-19 patients have clinically important muscle weakness following discharge [1]. [...]communication between the critical care and rehabilitation physician is important to evaluate the physical function of COVID-19 survivors to start rehabilitation timely. [...]MRC-sumscore is a val...

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Published inCritical care (London, England) Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 562
Main Authors Turan, Zeynep, Topaloglu, Mahir, Ozyemisci Taskiran, Ozden
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BioMed Central Ltd 18.09.2020
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
Care and treatment
Coronaviruses
Councils
COVID-19
Critical care
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Intensive care
Letter
Literature reviews
Medical research
Mortality
Muscle weakness
Rehabilitation
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Summary:Nearly 66% of COVID-19 patients have clinically important muscle weakness following discharge [1]. [...]communication between the critical care and rehabilitation physician is important to evaluate the physical function of COVID-19 survivors to start rehabilitation timely. [...]MRC-sumscore is a valid, reliable, objective, and easy method to evaluate the global muscle strength including PICS related to COVID-19. Interobserver agreement of Medical Research Council sum-score and handgrip strength in the intensive care unit.
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ISSN:1364-8535
1364-8535
1466-609X
1366-609X
DOI:10.1186/s13054-020-03282-x