Exercise rehabilitation following hospital discharge in survivors of critical illness: An integrative review

Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Connolly, Bronwen ^a,b   Denehy, Linda ^c   Brett, Stephen ^d   Elliott, Doug ^e   Hart, Nicholas ^a,b,f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANXIETY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND GRIP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SURVIVOR; TREADMILL EXERCISE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; TIME FACTOR;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862533543     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11219     Document Type: Review

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