Improving long-term outcomes after discharge from intensive care unit: report from a stakeholders' conference
DM Needham, J Davidson, H Cohen… - Critical care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Millions of patients are discharged from intensive care units annually. These
intensive care survivors and their families frequently report a wide range of impairments in …
intensive care survivors and their families frequently report a wide range of impairments in …
[HTML][HTML] Expert consensus and recommendations on safety criteria for active mobilization of mechanically ventilated critically ill adults
Introduction The aim of this study was to develop consensus recommendations on safety
parameters for mobilizing adult, mechanically ventilated, intensive care unit (ICU) patients …
parameters for mobilizing adult, mechanically ventilated, intensive care unit (ICU) patients …
[HTML][HTML] Implementability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a conceptual framework
Background Implementation research may play an important role in reducing research
waste by identifying strategies that support translation of evidence into practice …
waste by identifying strategies that support translation of evidence into practice …
Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of pain, agitation/sedation, delirium, immobility, and sleep disruption in adult patients in the ICU
Objective: To update and expand the 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management
of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the ICU. Design:
of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the ICU. Design:
Validity of the Microsoft Kinect for assessment of postural control
RA Clark, YH Pua, K Fortin, C Ritchie, KE Webster… - Gait & posture, 2012 - Elsevier
Clinically feasible methods of assessing postural control such as timed standing balance
and functional reach tests provide important information, however, they cannot accurately …
and functional reach tests provide important information, however, they cannot accurately …
[HTML][HTML] Exercise rehabilitation for patients with critical illness: a randomized controlled trial with 12 months of follow-up
L Denehy, EH Skinner, L Edbrooke, K Haines… - Critical Care, 2013 - Springer
Introduction The purpose of this trial was to investigate the effectiveness of an exercise
rehabilitation program commencing during ICU admission and continuing into the outpatient …
rehabilitation program commencing during ICU admission and continuing into the outpatient …
Ultrasonography in the intensive care setting can be used to detect changes in the quality and quantity of muscle and is related to muscle strength and function
Purpose This study aimed to (1) document patterns of quadriceps muscle wasting in the first
10 days of admission and (2) determine the relationship between muscle ultrasonography …
10 days of admission and (2) determine the relationship between muscle ultrasonography …
Preoperative physiotherapy for the prevention of respiratory complications after upper abdominal surgery: pragmatic, double blinded, multicentre randomised …
Objective To assess the efficacy of a single preoperative physiotherapy session to reduce
postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after upper abdominal surgery. Design …
postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after upper abdominal surgery. Design …
Exercise intervention to improve exercise capacity and health related quality of life for patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review
CONTEXT: The role of exercise intervention for patients with non small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) has not been systematically reviewed to date. OBJECTIVE: To identify, evaluate …
(NSCLC) has not been systematically reviewed to date. OBJECTIVE: To identify, evaluate …
Functional and postoperative outcomes after preoperative exercise training in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
R Sebio Garcia, MI Yanez Brage… - … and thoracic surgery, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. For early stages of the
disease, lung resection surgery remains the best treatment with curative intent, but …
disease, lung resection surgery remains the best treatment with curative intent, but …