Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit to Improve

Critical care clinics · Oct 2018

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Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit to Improve Long-Term Recovery.

This article outlines the effect of early mobilization on the long-term recovery of patients following critical illness. It investigates the safety of performing exercise in this environment, the differing types of rehabilitation that can be provided, and the gaps remaining in evidence around this area. It also attempts to assist clinicians in prescription of exercise in this cohort while informing all readers about the impact that mobilization can have for the outcomes of intensive care patients.

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- Michelle Paton, Rebecca Lane, and Carol L Hodgson.
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
- Crit Care Clin. 2018 Oct 1; 34 (4): 557-571.
AbstractThis article outlines the effect of early mobilization on the long-term recovery of patients following critical illness. It investigates the safety of performing exercise in this environment, the differing types of rehabilitation that can be provided, and the gaps remaining in evidence around this area. It also attempts to assist clinicians in prescription of exercise in this cohort while informing all readers about the impact that mobilization can have for the outcomes of intensive care patients.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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