Medicina clinica
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October 2024
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Acquired critical illness weakness (AWCIP) is the most frequent neuromuscular disease in intensive care medicine departments. Its importance is given by the prolongation of hospital stay and the delayed recovery it causes to patients after hospitalization. The main objective of this study was to investigate the association between neuromuscular blocking agents and the development of acquired weakness in critically ill patients. ⋯ Neuromuscular blocking agents are a factor associated with the occurrence of AWCIP.