Upper Arm Muscular Echogenicity Predicts Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness in Critically Ill Patients.

Objectives: This retrospective observational study investigated whether the degree of muscular echogenicity in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) could help with the early detection of ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) and predict physical function at hospital discharge.

Methods: Twenty-five patients who were mechanically ventilated for more than 48 h in the ICU were enrolled. We also enrolled 23 outpatients with nonmuscular diseases as the control group.

Physical activity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Background And Objective: Physical activity is an important parameter in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but has not been studied in detail in patients with interstitial lung disease. This study aimed to evaluate physical activity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Methods: Physical activity was monitored in 31 stable IPF patients using an accelerometer for 1 month.