Journal
NEUROMODULATION
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 315-321Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2010.00294.x
Keywords
Cardio-respiratory; hemodynamics; intensive care; muscle atrophy; neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Funding
- MIC (Medical Intensive Care Unit) of the Virga Jesse Hospital
- Special Research Fund UHasselt
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Objective: The aim of this study was to explore if electrical stimulation could prevent muscle atrophy. Material and Methods: Patients were hospitalized for postoperative coronary artery bypass graftin, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ventilatory failure, or acute cerebro-vascular accident, and were divided into an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group underwent daily 30 minute training with an intermittent neuromuscular electrical stimulation applied to the right quadriceps muscle. Heart rate, respiration rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation were monitored before, during, and after electrical stimulation. Circumference of both thighs was measured. Results: The intervention resulted in a significant reduction of muscle atrophy in the stimulated as compared with the non-stimulated limb (p < 0.05), without making any impact on cardiovascular, respiratory and, hemodynamic characteristics. Conclusions: Muscle atrophy is prevented by intermittent neuromuscular electrical stimulation while this intervention showed no obvious impact on the cardio-respiratory conditions of the patients.
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