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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Late Breaking Research Abstract Presentations Andrew Dorsch (University of California, Los Angeles, US), Seth Thomas (University of California, Los Angeles, US), William Kaiser (University of California, Los Angeles, US), Bruce Dobkin (University of California, Los Angeles, US)

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Wireless-Enabled Pedaling Exercise in Bed to Lessen

Neuromuscular Deconditioning In Critically Ill Patients

Andrew Dorsch, Seth Thomas, William Kaiser, Bruce DobkinUCLA Departments of Neurology and Electrical Engineering

Patients in the ICU become weak quickly

Providing exercise is costly

The problem: how to provide exercise?

Introduction

The UCFit

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