Safety and Feasibility of a Very Early Verticalization in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 290-292

  Frazzitta, G ^a   Valsecchi, R ^b   Zivi, I ^a   Sebastianelli, L ^a   Bonini, S ^a   Zarucchi, A ^a   Matteri, D ^a   Molatore, K ^a   Maestri, R ^c   Saltuari, L ^d  

^a Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation moriggia Pelascini Hospital Gravedona Ed Uniti   (Italy)

^b Department of Intensive Care Moriggia Pelascini Hospital Gravedona Ed Uniti   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d Hospital Hochzirl   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; EARLY VERTICALIZATION; FAINTNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVIST; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; MOBILIZATION; NURSE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SITTING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VENOUS STASIS; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; INTENSIVE CARE;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL CARE; EARLY AMBULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING;

EID: 84938076380     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000135     Document Type: Letter

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