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Improving physical function during and after critical care.

Catherine L Hough¹

¹aDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington bMedical Intensive Care Unit, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Current Opinion in Critical Care

|September 3, 2013

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Physical functional impairments are common in critical illness survivors. Early rehabilitation shows promise for improving function and quality of life, though more research is needed.

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Area of Science:

Critical care medicine
Rehabilitation medicine
Physical therapy

Background:

Physical functional impairments are prevalent in survivors of critical illness.
Few interventions have demonstrated clear benefits for these impairments.
Understanding and addressing post-critical illness physical dysfunction is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the assessment of physical functional impairment in critical illness survivors.
To discuss recent and ongoing interventional studies for physical rehabilitation.
To explore the implementation of rehabilitation strategies from ICU to post-discharge.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of literature on physical function assessment and interventions.
Analysis of longitudinal cohort studies and pilot data.
Evaluation of emerging modalities for physical function measurement and treatment.

Main Results:

Measurement of physical function during and after critical illness remains challenging.
Emerging data suggest early physical rehabilitation is safe, feasible, and cost-effective.
No recent studies have definitively proven new approaches, but pilot studies show promise.

Conclusions:

Improving physical function in critical illness survivors requires applying current knowledge and rigorous future research.
Further investigation into causes, methodologies, and implementation strategies is essential.
Early rehabilitation interventions hold potential for enhancing outcomes for survivors.