Table 4 |
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Definitions used for impaired handgrip Strength. |
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Author |
A priori definition of Impaired handgrip strength? |
Definition of impaired handgrip strength |
Post-hoc Definition/comparison |
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Beloosesky [16] |
NO |
Functional Independence Measure 6 months postoperatively |
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Wehren [23] |
NO |
Activities of Daily Living |
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Mahalakshmi [10] |
YES |
< 85% control values |
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Cook [17] |
NO |
According to low or high risk status |
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Figueiredo [24] |
NO |
Critical Care length of stay |
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Le Cornu [25] |
NO |
< 85% and > 85% |
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Visser [26] |
NO |
Loss in grip strength post-operatively |
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Guo [11] |
YES |
< 85% control values |
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Watters [27] |
NO |
Loss in grip strength post-operatively |
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Schroeder [34] |
NO |
Post-operative fatigue |
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Griffith [28] |
NO |
Loss in grip strength post-operatively |
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Kalfarentzos [12] |
YES |
< 85% control values |
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Brenner [29] |
NO |
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Webb [30] |
YES |
< 85% population norm |
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Shukla [31] |
NO |
< 85% and > 85% |
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Hunt [13] |
YES |
< 85% healthy controls |
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Davies [32] |
NO |
< 15 kg |
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Klidjian [33] |
YES |
< 85% controls [1980 study] |
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Klidjian [9] |
NO |
< and > 85% |
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Sultan et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2012 12:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2253-12-1 |
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