Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the 31 critically ill patients by neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) protocol
|
HF protocol |
MF Protocol |
|
|---|---|---|
| (n = 17) | (n = 14) | |
| Age (years) |
57 ± 12 |
63 ± 12 |
| Sex |
15♂/2♀ |
11♂/3♀ |
| SOFA score at admission |
7 ± 3 |
7 ± 4 |
| APACHE II score at admission |
21 ± 7 |
18 ± 8 |
| SOFA score at NMES session |
7 ± 2 |
7 ± 3 |
| APACHE II score at NMES session |
16 ± 7 |
19 ± 6 |
| Mechanical ventilation |
|
|
| VC/PS/VM |
5/7/5 |
6/5/3 |
| Sedation (n) |
9 |
11 |
| Admission diagnosis |
|
|
| Respiratory infection (n) |
4 |
3 |
| Sepsis (n) |
3 |
3 |
| COPD exacerbation (n) |
0 |
1 |
| Head trauma (n) |
3 |
3 |
| Multiple trauma (n) |
3 |
1 |
| Drug overdose (n) |
1 |
0 |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage (n) |
2 |
2 |
| Pancreatitis (n) |
1 |
0 |
| Patients with ICUAW (n) | 7 | 5 |
APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; HF = high frequency; ICUAW = intensive care unit-acquired weakness; MF = medium frequency; PS = pressure support; SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; VC = volume control; VM = Venturi mask.