Combining High Protein Intake with Early Physical Exercise During Critical Illness to Maintain Muscle Mass in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study

Combining High Protein Intake with Early Physical Exercise During Critical Illness to Maintain Muscle Mass in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study

Background: Muscle wasting and weakness are frequent findings in critically ill patients and are associated with worse short- and long-term outcomes. We aimed to assess the efficacy of combined high protein intake with early physical exercise on the rectus femoris (RF) muscle cross-sectional area (C...

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Main Authors: Asmaa Badr Eldin Opoda, Sohair Moustafa Soliman, Mona Blough El Mourad Fayad, Taysser Mahmoud Abdulrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Bali Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
critical illness
intensive care unit
muscle mass
physical exercise
protein intake
rectus femoris muscle
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/bjoa.bjoa_192_24
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