RT Book, Section
A1 Ciesla, Nancy D.
A1 Kuramoto, Jill D.
A2 DeTurk, William E.
A2 Cahalin, Lawrence P.
SR Print(0)
ID 6884514
T1 Chapter 19. Physical Therapy Associated with Respiratory Failure
T2 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-159814-9
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6884514
RD 2024/04/16
AB Recent  literature  supports  the  need  for  early  mobility  in  the  intensive  care  unit  (ICU),  and  that  patients  can  be  safely  mobilized.1–6  Acute  respiratory  distress  syndrome  (ARDS)  survivors  report  significant  impairments  in  quality  of  life,  including  physical  functioning,  which  may  be  more  impaired  than  respiratory  function.7,8  One  year  following  mechanical  ventilation  for  at  least  48  hours  more  than  half  of  the  survivors  required  caregiver  support  at  home.9