Early mobilization of LVAD recipients: Who require prolonged mechanical ventilation

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-133

  Perme, Christiane S ^a,c   Southard, Robert E ^b   Joyce, David L ^b   Noon, George P ^b   Loebe, Matthias ^b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c M1 024 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Critical care; Early ambulation; Exercise therapy; Heart failure, congestive rehabilitation; Heart transplantation; Heart assist devices; Physical therapy modalities methods; Post operative care; Ventilators, mechanical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EXERCISE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG GRANULOMA; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY AMBULATION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748061658     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 07302347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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