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Docs Use Strength Test to Predict Outcomes Saturday, August 02, 2008 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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A new study shows that using a quick and simple bedside handgrip test may assist in diagnosing a known complication of critical illness often associated with an increased risk of death. Critical care researchers used handgrip tests to test the strength of critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care units of five academic medical centers, including The Ohio State University Medical Center. These patients were on a ventilator for at least five days and had no evidence of disease. (source: medicalcenter.osu.edu)
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