2008
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071056
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Joint contracture following prolonged stay in the intensive care unit

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“…1 The title of my commentary may seem improbable, yet the article by Clavet and investigators highlights an important and previously under-recognized consequence of immobility caused by prolonged critical illness. Joint contractures and their contribution to long-term functional disability represent a small part of the problem as we continue to document the varied and often staggering morbidities associated prolonged severe critical illness.…”
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“…1 The title of my commentary may seem improbable, yet the article by Clavet and investigators highlights an important and previously under-recognized consequence of immobility caused by prolonged critical illness. Joint contractures and their contribution to long-term functional disability represent a small part of the problem as we continue to document the varied and often staggering morbidities associated prolonged severe critical illness.…”
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“…In a study by Clavet et al (23), one third of patients hospitalized for an extended period of time in a tertiary ICU, presented joint contractures and limitedamplitude of the entire moviment, that still lasted after two weeks of discharge. It is possible that the loss of functional independence identified is associated with decreased flexibility by muscle contractures, reduced muscle strength or other disabilities as a result from immobility.…”
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“…Ovi znakovi i simptomi često uzrokuju smanjenje u aktivnostima svakodnevnog života (npr. sposobnost uzimanja lijekova, obavljanje kućanskih poslova) [26]. Dodatni čimbenici, koji doprinose fizičkoj disfunkciji su kontrakture, smanjenje fiziološke plućne funkcije i pothranjenost.…”
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