Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit.

Author: Won KIM ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. duocl79@gmail.com
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Rehabilitation; Intensive care units; Early ambulation
MeSH: Bed Rest; Critical Care*; Critical Illness; Early Ambulation; Hand; Humans; Intensive Care Units*; Rehabilitation*; Survivors
From: Journal of Acute Care Surgery 2018;8(1):2-6
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: In the past, critically ill patients in intensive care units have often been managed with bed rest and sedation. On the other hand, prolonged bed rest results in deconditioning and many survivors from the intensive care unit suffer from physical and mental sequelae. Therefore, rehabilitation in intensive care units has been started to prevent them. Recently, many positive results about the effectiveness and safety of rehabilitation in intensive care units were published. In this review, the evidence and the practical point of rehabilitation in intensive care units are discussed.