Should we mobilise critically ill patients? A review

200945 citationsReviewhybrid Open Access

Authors

Enda O’Connor · St. Columcille's Hospital

James Walsham · Princess Alexandra Hospital

Abstract

The data in support of mobilisation therapy for perioperative and critically ill patients, while of a low level of evidence, are substantial. This justifies a paradigm shift in attitudes towards physiotherapy and the prevention of critical illness weakness.

Topics & Keywords

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Frailty in Older Adults

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volume 11, Issue 4, pp. 290-300

DOI: 10.1016/s1441-2772(23)01292-9

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