Figure 1
From: Severe and early quadriceps weakness in mechanically ventilated patients
Quadriceps twitch tension (Twq) in ICU patients. Stimulation was applied in ICU mechanical ventilation patients who were sedated (n = 13) or awake (n = 7) (grey), patients with age-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n = 18), and healthy subjects (n = 16) (shaded). The ends of the boxes define the 25th and 75th percentiles, and a line at the median and error bars define the 10th and 90th percentiles. *Previously measured in our laboratory [3]. ns, Not significant.