and a shorter mean ICU length of stay (NMES= 14, Control= 22 days in prior study). In this prior study, fewer patients receiving NMES had ICU-acquired weakness at ICU awakening (NMES = 3/24 (13%); Control=11/28 (39%); odds ratio and 95% (CI) = 0.22 [0.05 to 0.92], p=0.04).[22].