Is early mobilization in the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) beneficial? To test this hypothesis, the authors carried out a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial in five university hospitals, ...

Critical care patients on mechanical ventilation who received early physical and occupational therapy showed significantly lower rates of cognitive impairment 1 year after hospital discharge compared ...

Title: Effect of Early Mobilization Programs in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A Review of Systematic Reviews Authors: Nicholas C. Higa, SPT1; Stephanie J. Pelham ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The study finding on the impact of physical activity on cognition expands our knowledge of this important ...

Mobilizing patients who required mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) was associated with a less than 3% risk of adverse events such as falls, desaturation, and hemodynamic ...

Use of mobile patient lifts for ICU patients on mechanical ventilation improve their physical function during ICU admission by accelerating the standing process. The intervention group predominantly ...

Critical care rehabilitation and early mobilization have emerged as fundamental strategies in the management of critically ill patients. Recent advances underscore that timely physical and ...

A critical care specialist at Johns Hopkins who has reviewed recent studies of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and data from The Johns Hopkins Hospital concludes that the routine use of deep ...

The patient's condition, along with her multiple injuries, posed significant mobilization challenges and required an interdisciplinary approach when initiating a care strategy of different therapies.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From the start of rehabilitation, it took a median of 1 day for patients given a mobile patient lift to stand vs ...

Brooke Nack, a physical therapist with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Franciscan St. Anthony-Crown Point, wears a white button that has a red anti-sign through the words, Bed Rest. The ...