Profile of patients and physiotherapy patterns in intensive care units in public hospitals in Zimbabwe: A descriptive cross-sectional study

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Tadyanemhandu, Cathrine ^a   Manie, Shamila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Intensive care; Low income countries; Physiotherapy; Profile of patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; ZIMBABWE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84959086756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12871-015-0120-y     Document Type: Article

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