Postoperative Electrical Muscle Stimulation (POEMS)

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2020
Patients lose a significant amount of muscle following major abdominal surgery. This is partly due to a catabolic response to the surgical insult and inflammation, but is also probably due to a lack of muscle use secondary to immobility. This study will aim to assess whether some or even all of postoperative muscle loss in the upper leg muscle group is preventable through electrical muscle stimulation to mimic physical activity.
Epistemonikos ID: 4f4b6799c332d738abbcfba04936128cbacafe21
First added on: May 06, 2024