Risk Factors for Polyneuromyopathy of Critical Illness

Although abnormalities of the neuromuscular system complicating critical illness were recognized about 25 years ago [1], their clinical importance has only become appreciated over the last 15 years [2]. Clinical and paraclinical signs of critical illness neuromuscular abnormalities (CIMNA) and their outcomes have been described in many prospective cohort studies which we systematically reviewed recently [3]. Although weakness is the cardinal …