Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit

In the past, critically ill patients in intensive care units have often been managed with bed rest and sedation. On the other hand, prolonged bed rest results in deconditioning and many survivors from the intensive care unit suffer fromphysical and mental sequelae. Therefore, rehabilitation in inten...

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Main Author: Won Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Acute Care Surgery 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Acute Care Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.jacs.or.kr/upload/pdf/jacs-8-2.pdf
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description In the past, critically ill patients in intensive care units have often been managed with bed rest and sedation. On the other hand, prolonged bed rest results in deconditioning and many survivors from the intensive care unit suffer fromphysical and mental sequelae. Therefore, rehabilitation in intensive care units has been started to prevent them. Recently, many positive results about the effectiveness and safety of rehabilitation in intensive care units were published. In this review, the evidence and the practical point of rehabilitation in intensive care units are discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-6adda82f575745faa335d588942872782023-09-18T06:49:00ZengKorean Society of Acute Care SurgeryJournal of Acute Care Surgery2288-58622288-95822018-04-01812610.17479/jacs.2018.8.1.258Rehabilitation in Intensive Care UnitWon Kim0 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea In the past, critically ill patients in intensive care units have often been managed with bed rest and sedation. On the other hand, prolonged bed rest results in deconditioning and many survivors from the intensive care unit suffer fromphysical and mental sequelae. Therefore, rehabilitation in intensive care units has been started to prevent them. Recently, many positive results about the effectiveness and safety of rehabilitation in intensive care units were published. In this review, the evidence and the practical point of rehabilitation in intensive care units are discussed.http://www.jacs.or.kr/upload/pdf/jacs-8-2.pdfrehabilitationintensive care unitsearly ambulation
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Journal of Acute Care Surgery
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title Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit
title_full Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit
title_fullStr Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit
title_full_unstemmed Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit
title_short Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit
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intensive care units
early ambulation
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