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Early Rehabilitation Following Critical Illness
A growing body of evidence indicates that early mobilisation on ICU may lead to improved outcomes
for patients recovering from critical illness.
Articles and research describing such programmes are listed below. Click on the links to be directed to the relevant PubMed abstracts where available.
Hopkins RO, Spuhler VJ, Thomsen GE.
Transforming ICU culture to facilitate early mobility.
Crit Care Clin. 2007 23(1): 81-96
Morris PE, Herridge MS.
Early intensive care unit mobility: future directions.
Crit Care Clin. 2007 23(1): 97-110.
Bailey P, Thomsen GE, Spuhler VJ, Blair R et al.
Early activity is feasible and safe in respiratory failure patients.
Crit Care Med. 2007 35(1): 139-45.
Community Rehabilitation Following Critical Illness
A
randomised controlled trial at 3 UK Follow-Up centres demonstrated
improved physical function in patients given a self-directed
rehabilitation manual.
Jones C, Skirrow P, Griffiths RD et al,
Rehabilitation after critical illness: a randomized, controlled trial.
Crit Care Med. 2003 31(10): 2456-61.
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