Early mobilization of the critically ill patients: Towards standardization

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1346-1347

  Genc, Arzu ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

critical care; critical illness; early mobilization; immobilization; intensive care unit; mobility; physical therapy

Indexed keywords

BED REST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL OPTIMAL MOBILITY SCORE;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84858780382     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31823b8e44     Document Type: Editorial

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