Physiotherapy in the intensive care unit: An evidence-based, expert driven, practical statement and rehabilitation recommendations

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1051-1063

  Sommers, Juultje ^a   Engelbert, Raoul H H ^a,b   Dettling Ihnenfeldt, Daniela ^a   Gosselink, Rik ^c   Spronk, Peter E ^a   Nollet, Frans ^a   Van Der Schaaf, Marike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

clinimetrics; exercise; guideline; Intensive care; physiotherapy; rehabiliation; safety

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84944679649     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514567156     Document Type: Article

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