Innovative mobility strategies for the patient with intensive care unit-acquired weakness: A case report

Physical Therapy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-247

  Trees, Darin W ^a   Smith, James M ^b   Hockert, Steven ^a  

^a Solara Hospital Conroe   (United States)

^b UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SEPSIS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873371108     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20110401     Document Type: Article

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