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Kate Hayes1, Anne E Holland1, Vincent A Pellegrino2

  • 1Department of Physiotherapy, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Discipline of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Journal of Critical Care
|August 18, 2018
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Keywords:
EchogenicityExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationIntensive careIntensive care unit acquired weaknessMuscle wastingUltrasound

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