Tag: Physiotherapy

TEAM

9 December 2022 George Walker Intensive Care Medicine, Summaries Leave a comment

Early Active Mobilization during Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU @chodgsonANZICRC @TEAMtrialICU. NEJM 2022; 387:1747-58 doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2209083 Clinical Question In mechanically ventilated adult patients does the provision of early mobilisation when compared to standard care increase the number of days alive and out of hospital at 180 days? Background ICU Acquired weakness (ICUAW) is common with one systematic review reporting a median […]

LIPPSMAck-POP

2 February 2018 Adrian Wong Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

In patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery (UAS), does the addition of a single pre-op physiotherapy session compared to standard care reduce the rate of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPC)?