Table 6.
Estimate of mean MRC in kilogram-force (kgf) (95 % CI) | P value | |
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Intercept | 30.18 (25.63 to 34.73) | <0.001 |
Preoperative day | Reference | . |
First postoperative day | −11.55 (−13.98 to −9.11) | <0.001 |
ICU discharge | −8.00 (−10.47 to −5.52) | <0.001 |
Hospital discharge | −4.00 (−6.90 to −1.09) | 0.008 |
Control group | Reference | . |
NMES group | 0.89 (−5.16 to 6.94) | 0.77 |
MRC Medical Research Council, CI confidence interval, ICU intensive care unit, NMES neuromuscular electrical stimulation