Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jun 2012
Motor physical therapy in hospitalized patients in an intensive care unit: a systematic review.
To analyze the outcomes achieved by motor physical therapy in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units. ⋯ With this systematic review, it is possible to conclude that motor physical therapy is a feasible and safe therapy for critically ill patients and can minimize the deleterious effects of prolonged immobilization. Approaches involving electrostimulation, cycle ergometry and kinesiotherapy showed positive responses in patients under intensive care. Available evidence regarding the impact of motor physical therapy on length of stay in intensive care units and on mortality is still scarce, and further study in this area is warranted.
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva · Jun 2012
The correlation between plasma lactate concentrations and early neonatal mortality.
To assess the correlation between plasma lactate concentrations in the first 6 hours of life and early neonatal mortality. ⋯ In the investigated samples, the presence of plasma lactate concentrations > 4.2 mmol/L in the first 6 hours of life correlated with neonatal death during the first 3 days of life, a higher frequency of neurologic morbidity, and newborns that were small for their gestational age.