List of Current Literature Topics

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Research Studies

Bouletreau P, Patricot MC, Saudin F, Guiraud M, Mathian B. Effects of intermittent electrical stimulations on muscle catabolism in intensive care patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1987 Nov-Dec;11(6):552-5.

Zanotti E, Felicetti G, Maini M, Fracchia C. Peripheral muscle strength training in bed-bound patients with COPD receiving mechanical ventilation: effect of electrical stimulation. Chest. 2003 Jul;124(1):292-6. full free text
Gerovasili V, Stefanidis K, Vitzilaios K, Karatzanos E, Politis P, Koroneos A, Chatzimichail A, Routsi C, Roussos C, Nanas S. Electrical muscle stimulation preserves the muscle mass of critically ill patients: a randomized study. Crit Care. 2009;13(5):R161. Epub 2009 Oct 8. free full text
Gerovasili V, Tripodaki E, Karatzanos E, Pitsolis T, Markaki V, Zervakis D, Routsi C, Roussos C, Nanas S. Short-term systemic effect of electrical muscle stimulation in critically ill patients. Chest. 2009 Nov;136(5):1249-56. Epub 2009 Aug 26. free full text
Gruther W, Kainberger F, Fialka-Moser V, Paternostro-Sluga T, Quittan M, Spiss C, Crevenna R. Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on muscle layer thickness of knee extensor muscles in intensive care unit patients: a pilot study. J Rehabil Med. 2010 Jun;42(6):593-7. free full text
Routsi C, Gerovasili V, Vasileiadis I, Karatzanos E, Pitsolis T, Tripodaki E, Markaki V, Zervakis D, Nanas S. Electrical muscle stimulation prevents critical illness polyneuromyopathy: a randomized parallel intervention trial. Crit Care. 2010;14(2):R74. Epub 2010 Apr 28. free full text
Poulsen JB, Møller K, Jensen CV, Weisdorf S, Kehlet H, Perner A. Effect of transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation on muscle volume in patients with septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2011 Mar;39(3):456-61.
Bierbrauer J, Koch S, Olbricht C, Hamati J, Lodka D, Schneider J, Luther-Schröder A, Kleber C, Faust K, Wiesener S, Spies CD, Spranger J, Spuler S, Fielitz J, Weber-Carstens S. Early type II fiber atrophy in intensive care unit patients with nonexcitable muscle membrane. Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb;40(2):647-50.
Fan E. Critical illness neuromyopathy and the role of physical therapy and rehabilitation in critically ill patients. Respir Care. 2012 Jun;57(6):933-44; discussion 944-6
Kho ME, Truong AD, Brower RG, Palmer JB, Fan E, Zanni JM, Ciesla ND, Feldman DR, Korupolu R, Needham DM. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for ICU-acquired weakness: Protocol and methodological implications for a randomized, sham-controlled phase II trial. Physical Therapy Journal. 2012. In press (epublished)
Parry SM, Berney S, Koopman R, Bryant A, El-Ansary D, Puthucheary Z, Hart N, Warrillow S, Denehy L. Early rehabilitation in critical care (eRiCC): functional electrical stimulation with cycling protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2012;2(5)
Weber-Carstens S, Schneider J, Wollersheim T, Assmann A, Bierbrauer J, Marg A, Al Hasani H, Chadt A, Wenzel K, Koch S, Fielitz J, Kleber C, Faust K, Mai K, Spies CD, Luft FC, Boschmann M, Spranger J, Spuler S. Critical illness myopathy and GLUT4: significance of insulin and muscle contraction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb 15;187(4):387-96.
J Segers, G Hermans, F Bruyninckx, G Meyfroidt, D Langer, and R Gosselink Feasibility of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critically ill patients. Crit Care. 2013; 17(Suppl 2): P535.
Martin AD, Joseph AM, Beaver TM, Smith BK, Martin TD, Berg K, Hess PJ, Deoghare HV, Leeuwenburgh C. Effect of intermittent phrenic nerve stimulation during cardiothoracic surgery on mitochondrial respiration in the human diaphragm. Crit Care Med. 2014 Feb;42(2):e152-6.
Kho ME, Truong AD, Zanni JM, Ciesla ND, Brower RG, Palmer JB, Needham DM. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in mechanically ventilated patients: A randomized, sham-controlled pilot trial with blinded outcome assessment. J Crit Care. 2014 Sep 22.
Dirks ML, Hansen D, Van Assche A, Dendale P, Van Loon LJ. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation prevents muscle wasting in critically ill comatose patients. Clin Sci (Lond). 2015 Mar;128(6):357-65.
Iwatsu K, Yamada S, Iida Y, Sampei H, Kobayashi K, Kainuma M, Usui A. Feasibility of neuromuscular electrical stimulation immediately after cardiovascular surgery. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Jan;96(1):63-8.
Parry SM, El-Ansary D, Cartwright MS, Sarwal A, Berney S, Koopman R, Annoni R, Puthucheary Z, Gordon IR, Morris PE, Denehy L. Ultrasonography in the intensive care setting can be used to detect changes in the quality and quantity of muscle and is related to muscle strength and function. J Crit Care. 2015 Jun 3.
Truong AD, Kho ME, Brower RG, Feldman DR, Colantuoni E, Needham DM. Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on cytokines in peripheral blood for healthy participants: a prospective, single-blinded Study. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2015 Oct 16.
Maddocks M, Nolan CM, Man WD, Polkey MI, Hart N, Gao W, Rafferty GF, Moxham J, Higginson IJ. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve exercise capacity in patients with severe COPD: a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2016 Jan;4(1):27-36.
Fischer A, Spiegl M, Altmann K, Winkler A, Salamon A, Themessl-Huber M, Mouhieddine M, Strasser EM, Schiferer A, Paternostro-Sluga T, Hiesmayr M. Muscle mass, strength and functional outcomes in critically ill patients after cardiothoracic surgery: does neuromuscular electrical stimulation help? The Catastim 2 randomized controlled trial. Crit Care. 2016 Jan 29;20(1):30.
Stefanou C, Karatzanos E, Mitsiou G, Psarra K, Angelopoulos E, Dimopoulos S, Gerovasili V, Boviatsis E, Routsi C, Nanas S. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation acutely mobilizes endothelial progenitor cells in critically ill patients with sepsis. Ann Intensive Care. 2016 Dec;6(1):21.
Silva PE, Babault N, Mazullo JB, de Oliveira TP, Lemos BL, Carvalho VO, Durigan JL. Safety and feasibility of a neuromuscular electrical stimulation chronaxie-based protocol in critical ill patients: A prospective observational study. J Crit Care. 2017 Feb;37:141-148.
Dall' Acqua AM, Sachetti A, Santos LJ, Lemos FA, Bianchi T, Naue WS, Dias AS, Sbruzzi G, Vieira SR; MoVe- ICU Group.. Use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to preserve the thickness of abdominal and chest muscles of critically ill patients: A randomized clinical trial. J Rehabil Med. 2017 Jan 19;49(1):40-48
Patsaki I, Gerovasili V, Sidiras G, Karatzanos E, Mitsiou G, Papadopoulos E, Christakou A, Routsi C, Kotanidou A, Nanas S. Effect of neuromuscular stimulation and individualized rehabilitation on muscle strength in Intensive Care Unit survivors: A randomized trial. J Crit Care. 2017 Mar 22;40:76-82.
Akar O, Günay E, Sarinc Ulasli S, Ulasli AM, Kacar E, Sariaydin M, Solak Ö, Celik S, Ünlü M. Efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with COPD followed in intensive care unit. Clin Respir J. 2017 Nov;11(6):743-750.
Lago AF, de Oliveira AS, de Souza HCD, da Silva JS, Basile-Filho A, Gastaldi AC. The effects of physical therapy with neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with septic shock: Study protocol for a randomized cross-over design. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Feb;97(6):e9736
Leite et al. Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Quadriceps and Diaphragm in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Study. Critical Care Research and Practice

Volume 2018, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4298583

Leite et al. Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Quadriceps and Diaphragm in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Study. Critical Care Research and Practice 2018 https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4298583
Reviews

Maffiuletti NA, Roig M, Karatzanos E, Nanas S. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for preventing skeletal-muscle weakness and wasting in critically ill patients: a systematic review. BMC Med. 2013 May 23;11:137

Parry SM, Berney S, Granger CL, Koopman R, El-Ansary D, Denehy L. Electrical muscle stimulation in the intensive care setting: a systematic review. Crit Care Med. 2013 Oct;41(10):2406-18.
Williams N, Flynn M. A review of the efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critically ill patients. Physiother Theory Pract. 2014 Jan;30(1):6-11
Burke D, Gorman E, Stokes D, Lennon O. An evaluation of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in critical care using the ICF framework: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Respir J. 2016 Jul;10(4):407-20
Jones S, Man WD, Gao W, Higginson IJ, Wilcock A, Maddocks M. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for muscle weakness in adults with advanced disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Oct 17

Guidelines

Nici L, Donner C, Wouters E, Zuwallack R, Ambrosino N, Bourbeau J, Carone M, Celli B, Engelen M, Fahy B, Garvey C, Goldstein R, Gosselink R, Lareau S, MacIntyre N, Maltais F, Morgan M, O'Donnell D, Prefault C, Reardon J, Rochester C, Schols A, Singh S, Troosters T; ATS/ERS Pulmonary Rehabilitation Writing Committee. American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement on pulmonary rehabilitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006

Gosselink R, Bott J, Johnson M et al. Physiotherapy for adult patients with critical illness: Recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Task Force Physiotherapy for Critically Ill Patients. Intensive Care Med 2008; 34:1188-1199