Intensive care unit-acquired weakness

Abstract EN

ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) represents a severe and frequent complication of critical illness.

It is believed that ICU-AW can affect more than half of all ICU patients.

This major neuromuscular complication of critical illness is associated with increased rates of morbidity and mortality, markedly affecting both short-term and long-term clinical outcomes in critically ill patients.

This article aimed to review all available data about this common problem.