Critical reflection on the Medical Research Council Sum Score (MRC-SS): Assessing integral muscle performance and its challenges in the critically ill patient

Wilches-Luna, Esther Cecilia; Bernal-Sánchez, José Julián

doi:10.1016/j.medine.2026.502531

Medicina Intensiva (English Edition)

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Wilches-Luna EC, Bernal-Sánchez JJ. Critical reflection on the Medical Research Council Sum Score (MRC-SS): Assessing integral muscle performance and its challenges in the critically ill patient. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medine.2026.502531

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Reflexión crítica sobre la escala Medical Research Council Sum Score (MRC-SS): evaluación del desempeño muscular integral y sus desafíos en el paciente crítico

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Esther Cecilia Wilches-Lunaa,b, José Julián Bernal-Sáncheza,b,c,

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a Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

b Grupo de Investigación Ejercicio y Salud Cardiopulmonar GIESC, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

c Programa de Fisioterapia, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Cali, Colombia

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