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May 1, 2026Respiratory MedicineOpen Access

One-Year Trajectories of Peripheral and Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Critical Illness Survivors: The Impact of ICU-Acquired Weakness

Meng‐Shan Wu Kuo-Liang Chiu Yumi Chiba Yu‐Chung Wei Sheng-Yuan Ruan Kuo-Jen Hsu Tyng-Guey Wang Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen

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This study aims to evaluate the one-year recovery trajectories of muscle strength in critical illness survivors and the effect of ICU-acquired weakness on these outcomes.
Prospective cohort design involving ICU survivors from six medical ICUs in Taiwan.
Muscle strength assessed using handgrip strength and maximal inspiratory pressure at multiple time points: ICU discharge, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.
ICU-acquired weakness identified using the Medical Research Council sum score.
In the ICUAW group, handgrip strength improved from 30.0% to 56.1% of normative values, and maximal inspiratory pressure improved from 15.4% to 36.5% (p < .001).
Non-ICUAW survivors saw improvements from 70.2% to 97.5% for handgrip strength and from 35.4% to 63.1% for maximal inspiratory pressure (p < .001).
ICUAW survivors had significantly lower muscle strength than non-ICUAW survivors, with a difference of -36.8 for handgrip strength and -23.1 for maximal inspiratory pressure (p < .001).

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Prospective cohort study evaluates muscle strength outcomes in ICU survivors, indicating targeted recovery strategies are needed.

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Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12950b48a0ea1665671439 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108884

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