Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	93628
Country	India

Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Intensive care unit-acquired weakness and mechanical ventilation: A reciprocal relationship
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ranjeet Kumar Sinha, Sony Sinha, Prateek Nishant and Arvind Kumar Morya
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Arvind Kumar Morya, Doctor, MBBS, MNAMS, Academic Editor, Additional Professor, Doctor, Instructor, Researcher, Teacher, Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibi Nagar, Hyderabad 508126, Telangana, India. bulbul.morya@gmail.com
Key Words	Critical illness; Meta-analysis; Morbidity; Myopathy; Polyneuropathy; Risk factors
Core Tip	Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW, ICD-10 Code: G72.81), an unspecified neuromuscular weakness in critically ill patients, continues to be a key concern in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and survivors. There is a definite association between the duration of ICU stay and mechanical ventilation (MV) with ICU-AW. However, the interpretation that these are modifiable risk factors influencing ICU-AW, appears to be flawed, because the relationship between longer ICU stays and MV with ICU-AW is reciprocal and cannot yield clinically meaningful strategies for the prevention of ICU-AW. Prevention strategies must be based on other risk factors.
Citation	Sinha RK, Sinha S, Nishant P, Morya AK. Intensive care unit-acquired weakness and mechanical ventilation: A reciprocal relationship. World J Clin Cases 2024; In press

Received	2024-03-02 12:50
Peer-Review Started	2024-03-02 12:50
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2024-04-09 04:31
Revised	2024-04-21 18:39
Second Decision	2024-05-08 02:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2024-05-08 06:23
Articles in Press	2024-05-08 06:23
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2024-05-14 04:04
Typeset the Manuscript

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