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Table 3 Frequency of myopathic EMG in different muscles at the two evaluations

From: The use of muscle ultrasound to detect critical illness myopathy in patients with sepsis: an observational cohort study

 

1st evaluation (n = 80, both sides)

2nd evaluation (n = 80, both sides)

Biceps brachii

16 (20%)

41 (51.2%)

Deltoid

4 (5%)

36 (45%)

Extensor digitorum communis

8 (10%)

30 (37.5%)

Tibialis anterior

24 (30%)

62 (77.5%)

Quadriceps

32 (40%)

57 (71.2%)