Up to 25% of patients who require mechanical ventilation (MV) more than seven days in the intensive care unit (ICU) develop muscle weakness, which comprises deep muscle weakness , including the respiratory muscles.Early active mobilization in ICU patients is a safe and viable strategy to prevent the physical problems caused by immobility. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an alternative to mobilize and exercise because it does not require active patient participation and can be used on bedridden patients.No previous studies have shown whether training-specific respiratory muscles using an electrical stimulation can have overall benefits for ICU patients on MV.For this reason, the aim of this study was to evaluate, the effectiveness of the NMES therapy combined with early rehabilitation in the respiratory muscles of patients on MV.
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diaphragmatic thickening fraction(DTF)
Timeframe: baseline,Day 3 of mechanical ventilation,Day 7 of mechanical ventilation,before extubation