title: Early exercise rehabilitation of muscle weakness in acute respiratory failure patients.
abstract: Acute respiratory failure patients experience significant muscle weakness, which contributes to prolonged hospitalization and functional impairments after hospital discharge. Based on our previous work, we hypothesize that an exercise intervention initiated early in the intensive care unit aimed at improving skeletal muscle strength could decrease hospital stay and attenuate the deconditioning and skeletal muscle weakness experienced by these patients.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; and 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome