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, ...

Aside from the obvious and immediate health problems that patients undergoing mechanical ventilation face, those who recover often do so with profound loss of strength and mobility that can impair ...

Machine vision technology may serve as a new method to monitor patient mobility in intensive care units, according to a study published in Nature. Researchers at Stanford (Calif.) University and ...

A new study shows the effectiveness of early physical therapy in a medical intensive care unit. The length of stay for a group of respiratory-failure patients who received mobility therapy within 48 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High dose early mobilization is not recommended for those with diabetes in the ICU. A larger proportion of ...

A multicenter study across Japan found that ICU patients receiving more intensive rehabilitation regained independence faster after critical illness. Among 121 patients on mechanical ventilation, ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The results of the first study to show the effectiveness of early physical therapy in a medical intensive care unit (ICU) are being presented today (Oct. 23) by a researcher from ...