Early Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit: Preventing Impairment of Physical and Mental Health

Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 307-314

  Parker, Ann M ^a,b   Sricharoenchai, Thiti ^a,b,c   Needham, Dale M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Critical illness; Depression; ICU diary; Mental health; Mobility; Muscle weakness; Physical therapy modalities; Post Intensive Care Syndrome; Post traumatic stress disorder; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921867009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21674833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40141-013-0027-9     Document Type: Review

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