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Table 2 Patient characteristics by presenting diagnosis

From: Human limb skeletal muscle wasting and architectural remodeling during five to ten days intubation and ventilation in critical care – an observational study using ultrasound

Catergory of diagnosis

Number of patients, N, (%)

Sepsis

11 (50 %)

Post surgery

4 (18 %)

Post cardiac arrest

4 (18 %)

Overdose

3 (9 %)

  1. All patients met the criteria for Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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