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MacCallum I, McCarthy A, Woollard A, Gerrand C, Furtado S. A feasibility study into the use of the tilt table in the early postoperative rehabilitation of patients undergoing sacrectomy surgery with plastic reconstruction within the Orthopaedic Oncology Service. Disabil Rehabil 2024; 46:497-502. [PMID: 36633487 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2164364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Standard post-operative care following sacrectomy requiring plastic surgical reconstruction limits hip flexion and avoids wound pressure. Extended bed rest adversely affects patient function, strength and range of movement. This feasibility study assessed whether early postoperative use of the tilt table was possible and promoted faster mobilisation. METHODS Data from 10 patients were collected; five from a "standard tilt table group" and five from an "early tilt table group". Number of days post-operatively patients stood, walked, and were discharged was recorded. RESULTS Patients had undergone partial or sub-total sacrectomy with wound closure using a variety of plastic surgical techniques. The "early tilt table" group started on the tilt table at 4.8 ± 2.8 days whereas the "standard tilt table" group started at 13 ± 5.1 days (p = 0.01*). Patients in the "early tilt table group" walked significantly earlier [10.6 ± 2.7*] than the standard group (28 ± 13) (p = 0.02*). LOS in the "early" group was 37.11 ± 11.9 days compared to 58.2 ± 21.8 days in the standard group (p = 0.10). No difference in complications between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Early tilt table use after sacrectomy was safe and enabled a faster achievement of functional goals, thereby reducing LOS. This highlights the need for further evaluation of rehabilitation practice for this group of patients.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONMultidisciplinary discussion between the plastic surgeon, the tissue viability nurse and the physiotherapist about post-operative precautions and their impact on rehabilitation is essential and may enable earlier use of the tilt table.Early use of the tilt table can enable quicker mobilisation leading to the faster achievement of functional milestones and potentially a reduced length of stay (LOS) without detriment to patient outcomes/complications.The early use of the tilt table can support the central goal of surgery of enabling independence, especially as with such extensive surgery there is a big risk of institutionalisation and prolonged disability.There are potential mental health benefits to earlier mobilisation; however, this needs further investigation.
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- Isobel MacCallum
- Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Free Hospital & Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Oncology Surgery, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
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Cancio JM, Dewey WS. Critical Care Rehabilitation of the Burn Patient. Surg Clin North Am 2023; 103:483-494. [PMID: 37149384 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Despite the fact that modern burn care has significantly reduced the mortality associated with severe burn injuries, the rehabilitation and community reintegration of survivors continues to be a challenge. An interprofessional team approach is essential for optimal outcomes. This includes early occupational and physical therapy, beginning in the intensive care unit (ICU). Burn-specific techniques (edema management, wound healing, and contracture prevention) are successfully integrated into the burn ICU. Research demonstrates that early intensive rehabilitation of critically ill burn patients is safe and effective. Further work on the physiologic, functional, and long-term impact of this care is needed.
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- Jill M Cancio
- US Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass Suite B, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7767, USA.
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- US Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass Suite B, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7767, USA
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Gan XY, Zhang J, Xu P, Liu SJ, Guo ZL. Early passive orthostatic training prevents diaphragm atrophy and dysfunction in intensive care unit patients on mechanical ventilation: A retrospective case‒control study. Heart Lung 2023; 59:37-43. [PMID: 36709529 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) patients on mechanical ventilation (MV), who are always bedridden, easily develop diaphragm atrophy and dysfunction. However, few studies have assessed diaphragmatic thickness and functional changes after early passive orthostatic training. OBJECTIVES This is the first study to investigate the efficacy of early passive orthostatic training in preventing diaphragm atrophy and dysfunction in ICU patients on MV. METHODS In this randomized retrospective case‒control study, 81 ICU patients on MV for 8 days or longer were enrolled. Forty-four patients received early passive orthostatic training initiated within 72 h of MV initiation (training group), and 37 patients did not receive training (no-training group). The protocol was performed for seven days, once a day for 30 min. The primary outcomes were diaphragmatic thickness and diaphragm contractile fraction (TFdi). The ventilatory parameters were secondary outcomes. RESULTS This study included 81 (45 male) ICU patients on MV [(mean ± SD) age = (60.63 ± 7.88) years]. The training group had a larger diaphragmatic thickness at end-expiration (Tdi,ee) and a smaller magnitude of decrease in Tdi,ee and TFdi (p = 0.001, 0.029, and <0.001, respectively) than the no-training group after 7 days of training. The mean arterial pressure, fraction of inspired oxygen, and white blood cell levels were decreased in the training group compared with the no-training group (p = 0.003, 0.001, and 0.026, respectively), but lactic acid levels decreased slightly in the training group with no significant difference (p = 0.708). CONCLUSIONS Early passive orthostatic training is suitable to ameliorate diaphragm atrophy and dysfunction in ICU patients on MV.
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- Xin-Yu Gan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Beidahuang Industry Group General Hospital, 235 Hashuang Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Beidahuang Industry Group General Hospital, 235 Hashuang Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150000, China.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Beidahuang Industry Group General Hospital, 235 Hashuang Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150000, China
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- Department of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163319, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Beidahuang Industry Group General Hospital, 235 Hashuang Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150000, China
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Riberholt CG, Olsen MH, Berg RMG, Møller K. Mobilising patients with severe acquired brain injury in intensive care (MAWERIC) - Protocol for a randomised cross-over trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2022; 116:106738. [PMID: 35331944 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the early phase after severe brain injury, patients are often bedridden in an attempt to control intracranial homeostasis; however, prolonged immobilisation may trigger complications. There is limited knowledge about the physiological effects of mobilisation in this early phase. OBJECTIVE To investigate changes in brain tissue oxygen tension when patients are mobilised using a Sara Combilizer® in the early phase after severe brain injury, in a randomised cross-over design. METHODS Patients with traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage or intracranial haematoma, will be randomised to early mobilisation or rest (no mobilisation = control) on the first day that the patient is deemed to be fit for mobilisation, and the opposite on the next day. On both days, patients will undergo continuous multimodal monitoring measuring brain tissue oxygen tension (primary outcome), invasive blood pressure, heart rate, middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity by transcranial Doppler ultrasound, intracranial pressure, and microdialysis markers of cerebral oxidative metabolism. DISCUSSION Intensive care unit patients with acute brain injury are frequently immobilised in the early phase after the ictus. The optimal timing and intensity of mobilisation is unknown. The present study attempts to establish if early mobilisation is safe with respect to intracranial homeostasis. Protocol version 1.1. Date: 19.02.2022. Ethical registration: H-21002728; approved on August 11, 2021. GDPR registration: P-2021 - 105; approved on February 10, 2021. CLINICALTRIALS govidentifier:NCT05038930; approved on September 8, 2021. Electronic case report file: REDCap-database; created on August 13, 2021.
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- Christian Gunge Riberholt
- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Denmark.
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Centre for Physical Activity Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Newman AN, Kho ME, Harris JE, Fox-Robichaud A, Solomon P. Survey of Physiotherapy Practice in Ontario Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Units. Physiother Can 2022; 74:25-32. [PMID: 35185244 PMCID: PMC8816362 DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2020-0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Purpose: This article describes current physiotherapy practice for critically ill adult patients requiring prolonged stays in critical care (> 3 d) after complicated cardiac surgery in Ontario. Method: We distributed an electronic, self-administered 52-item survey to 35 critical care physiotherapists who treat adult cardiac surgery patients at 11 cardiac surgical sites. Pilot testing and clinical sensibility testing were conducted beforehand. Participants were sent four email reminders. Results: The response rate was 80% (28/35). The median reported number of cardiac surgeries performed per week was 30 (interquartile range [IQR] 10), with a median number of 14.5 (IQR 4) cardiac surgery beds per site. Typical reported caseloads ranged from 6 to 10 patients per day per therapist, and 93% reported that they had initiated physiotherapy with patients once they were clinically stable in the intensive care unit. Of 28 treatments, range of motion exercises (27; 96.4%), airway clearance techniques (26; 92.9%), and sitting at the edge of the bed (25; 89.3%) were the most common. Intra-aortic balloon pump and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation appeared to limit physiotherapy practice. Use of outcome measures was limited. Conclusions: Physiotherapists provide a variety of interventions to critically ill cardiac surgery patients. Further evaluation of the limited use of outcome measures in the cardiac surgical intensive care unit is warranted.
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- Anastasia N.L. Newman
- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Physiotherapy Department, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Eimer C, Freier K, Weiler N, Frerichs I, Becher T. The Effect of Physical Therapy on Regional Lung Function in Critically Ill Patients. Front Physiol 2021; 12:749542. [PMID: 34616313 PMCID: PMC8488288 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.749542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Early mobilization has become an important aspect of treatment in intensive care medicine, especially in patients with acute pulmonary dysfunction. As its effects on regional lung physiology have not been fully explored, we conceived a prospective observational study (Registration number: DRKS00023076) investigating regional lung function during a 15-min session of early mobilization physiotherapy with a 30-min follow-up period. The study was conducted on 20 spontaneously breathing adult patients with impaired pulmonary gas exchange receiving routine physical therapy during their intensive care unit stay. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) was applied to continuously monitor ventilation distribution and changes in lung aeration during mobilization and physical therapy. Baseline data was recorded in the supine position, the subjects were then transferred into the seated and partly standing position for physical therapy. Afterward, patients were transferred back into the initial position and followed up with EIT for 30 min. EIT data were analyzed to assess changes in dorsal fraction of ventilation (%dorsal), end-expiratory lung impedance normalized to tidal variation (ΔEELI), center of ventilation (CoV) and global inhomogeneity index (GI index).Follow-up was completed in 19 patients. During exercise, patients exhibited a significant change in ventilation distribution in favor of dorsal lung regions, which did not persist during follow-up. An identical effect was shown by CoV. ΔEELI increased significantly during follow-up. In conclusion, mobilization led to more dorsal ventilation distribution, but this effect subsided after returning to initial position. End-expiratory lung impedance increased during follow-up indicating a slow increase in end-expiratory lung volume following physical therapy.
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- Christine Eimer
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Respiratory Support Adjustments and Monitoring of Mechanically Ventilated Patients Performing Early Mobilization: A Scoping Review. Crit Care Explor 2021; 3:e0407. [PMID: 33912837 PMCID: PMC8078339 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Objectives: This scoping review is aimed to summarize current knowledge on respiratory support adjustments and monitoring of metabolic and respiratory variables in mechanically ventilated adult patients performing early mobilization. Data Sources: Eight electronic databases were searched from inception to February 2021, using a predefined search strategy. Study Selection: Two blinded reviewers performed document selection by title, abstract, and full text according to the following criteria: mechanically ventilated adult patients performing any mobilization intervention, respiratory support adjustments, and/or monitoring of metabolic/respiratory real-time variables. Data Extraction: Four physiotherapists extracted relevant information using a prespecified template. Data Synthesis: From 1,208 references screened, 35 documents were selected for analysis, where 20 (57%) were published between 2016 and 2020. Respiratory support settings (ventilatory modes or respiratory variables) were reported in 21 documents (60%). Reported modes were assisted (n = 11) and assist-control (n = 9). Adjustment of variables and modes were identified in only seven documents (20%). The most frequent respiratory variable was the Fio2, and only four studies modified the level of ventilatory support. Mechanical ventilator brand/model used was not specified in 26 documents (74%). Monitoring of respiratory, metabolic, and both variables were reported in 22 documents (63%), four documents (11%) and 10 documents (29%), respectively. These variables were reported to assess the physiologic response (n = 21) or safety (n = 13). Monitored variables were mostly respiratory rate (n = 26), pulse oximetry (n = 22), and oxygen consumption (n = 9). Remarkably, no study assessed the work of breathing or effort during mobilization. Conclusions: Little information on respiratory support adjustments during mobilization of mechanically ventilated patients was identified. Monitoring of metabolic and respiratory variables is also scant. More studies on the effects of adjustments of the level/mode of ventilatory support on exercise performance and respiratory muscle activity monitoring for safe and efficient implementation of early mobilization in mechanically ventilated patients are needed.
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Riberholt CG, Wagner V, Lindschou J, Gluud C, Mehlsen J, Møller K. Early head-up mobilisation versus standard care for patients with severe acquired brain injury: A systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237136. [PMID: 32790771 PMCID: PMC7425882 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is increasing focus on earlier rehabilitation in patients with traumatic or hypoxic brain injury or stroke. This systematic review evaluates the benefits and harms of early head-up mobilisation versus standard care in patients with severe acquired brain injury. METHODS We searched Medline, CENTRAL, EMBASE, four other databases and 13 selected clinical trial registries until April 2020. Eligible randomised clinical trials compared early head-up mobilisation versus standard care in patients with severe acquired brain injury and were analysed conducting random- and fixed-effects meta-analyses and Trial Sequential Analysis (TSA). Certainty of evidence was assessed by GRADE. MAIN RESULTS We identified four randomised clinical trials (total n = 385 patients) with severe acquired brain injury (stroke 86% and traumatic brain injury 13%). Two trials were at low risk and two at high risk of bias. We found no evidence of a difference between early mobilisation vs. standard care on mortality or poor functional outcome at end of the intervention (relative risk (RR) 1.19, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.53; I2 0%; very low certainty) or at maximal follow-up (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.21; I2 0%; very low certainty). We found evidence against an effect on quality of life at maximal follow-up. The proportion of patients with at least one serious adverse event did not differ at end of intervention or at maximal follow-up. For most comparisons, TSA suggested that further trials are needed. CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence of a difference between early mobilisation versus standard care for patients with severe acquired brain injury. Early mobilisation appeared not to exert a major impact on quality of life. This systematic review highlights the insufficient evidence in patients with severe brain injury, and no firm conclusions can be drawn from these data. TRIAL REGISTRATION Protocol uploaded to PROSPERO: April 2018 (revised October 2018, CRD42018088790).
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- Christian Gunge Riberholt
- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Surgical Pathophysiology Unit, Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Three-Fourths of ICU Physical Therapists Report Use of Assistive Equipment and Technology in Practice: Results of an International Survey. JOURNAL OF ACUTE CARE PHYSICAL THERAPY 2020. [DOI: 10.1097/jat.0000000000000144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Matić Z, Platiša MM, Kalauzi A, Bojić T. Slow 0.1 Hz Breathing and Body Posture Induced Perturbations of RRI and Respiratory Signal Complexity and Cardiorespiratory Coupling. Front Physiol 2020; 11:24. [PMID: 32132926 PMCID: PMC7040454 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective: We explored the physiological background of the non-linear operating mode of cardiorespiratory oscillators as the fundamental question of cardiorespiratory homeodynamics and as a prerequisite for the understanding of neurocardiovascular diseases. We investigated 20 healthy human subjects for changes using electrocardiac RR interval (RRI) and respiratory signal (Resp) Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA, α1RRI, α2RRI, α1Resp, α2Resp), Multiple Scaling Entropy (MSERRI1-4, MSERRI5-10, MSEResp1-4, MSEResp5-10), spectral coherence (CohRRI-Resp), cross DFA (ρ1 and ρ2) and cross MSE (XMSE1-4 and XMSE5-10) indices in four physiological conditions: supine with spontaneous breathing, standing with spontaneous breathing, supine with 0.1 Hz breathing and standing with 0.1 Hz breathing. Main results: Standing is primarily characterized by the change of RRI parameters, insensitivity to change with respiratory parameters, decrease of CohRRI-Resp and insensitivity to change of in ρ1, ρ2, XMSE1-4, and XMSE5-10. Slow breathing in supine position was characterized by the change of the linear and non-linear parameters of both signals, reflecting the dominant vagal RRI modulation and the impact of slow 0.1 Hz breathing on Resp parameters. CohRRI-Resp did not change with respect to supine position, while ρ1 increased. Slow breathing in standing reflected the qualitatively specific state of autonomic regulation with striking impact on both cardiac and respiratory parameters, with specific patterns of cardiorespiratory coupling. Significance: Our results show that cardiac and respiratory short term and long term complexity parameters have different, state dependent patterns. Sympathovagal non-linear interactions are dependent on the pattern of their activation, having different scaling properties when individually activated with respect to the state of their joint activation. All investigated states induced a change of α1 vs. α2 relationship, which can be accurately expressed by the proposed measure-inter-fractal angle θ. Short scale (α1 vs. MSE1-4) and long scale (α2 vs. MSE5-10) complexity measures had reciprocal interrelation in standing with 0.1 Hz breathing, with specific cardiorespiratory coupling pattern (ρ1 vs. XMSE1-4). These results support the hypothesis of hierarchical organization of cardiorespiratory complexity mechanisms and their recruitment in ascendant manner with respect to the increase of behavioral challenge complexity. Specific and comprehensive cardiorespiratory regulation in standing with 0.1 Hz breathing suggests this state as the potentially most beneficial maneuver for cardiorespiratory conditioning.
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- Zoran Matić
- Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biophysics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Life Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics-080, Institute for Nuclear Sciences Vinča, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Dirkes SM, Kozlowski C. Early Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit: Evidence, Barriers, and Future Directions. Crit Care Nurse 2020; 39:33-42. [PMID: 31154329 DOI: 10.4037/ccn2019654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Early mobility is an element of the ABCDEF bundle designed to improve outcomes such as ventilator-free days and decreased length of stay. Evidence indicates that adherence to an early mobility protocol can prevent delirium and reduce length of stay in the intensive care unit and the hospital and may decrease length of stay in a rehabilitation facility. Yet many barriers exist to implementing early mobility effectively, including patient acuity, uncertainty about when to start mobilizing the patient, staffing and equipment needs, increased costs, and limited nursing time. Implementation of early mobility requires interdisciplinary collaboration, commitment, and tools that facilitate mobility and prevent injury to nurses. This article focuses on aspects of care that can affect patient outcomes, such as preventing delirium, reducing sedation, monitoring the patient's ability to wean from the ventilator, and encouraging early mobility. It also addresses the effects of immobility as well as challenges in achieving mobility and how to overcome them.
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- Susan M Dirkes
- Susan M. Dirkes and Charles Kozlowski are staff nurses at the University of Michigan hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- Susan M. Dirkes and Charles Kozlowski are staff nurses at the University of Michigan hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Loading in an Upright Tilting Hospital Bed Elicits Minimal Muscle Activation in Healthy Adults. JOURNAL OF ACUTE CARE PHYSICAL THERAPY 2019. [DOI: 10.1097/jat.0000000000000093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Riberholt CG, Lindschou J, Gluud C, Mehlsen J, Møller K. Early mobilisation by head-up tilt with stepping versus standard care after severe traumatic brain injury - Protocol for a randomised clinical feasibility trial. Trials 2018; 19:612. [PMID: 30409170 PMCID: PMC6225708 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Intensive rehabilitation of patients with severe traumatic brain injury is generally applied in the subacute stages of the hospital stay. Few studies have assessed the association between early and intensive physical rehabilitation and functional outcomes. The aim of this trial is to assess the feasibility of an intensive physical rehabilitation intervention focusing on mobilisation to the upright position, starting as early as clinically possible versus standard care in the intensive care unit. The feasibility study is intended to inform a subsequent randomised clinical trial that will investigate benefits and harms of the intervention. Methods This randomised clinical feasibility trial with a follow-up period of 1 year will use blinded outcome assessors for the Coma Recovery Scale–Revised. A maximum of 60 patients admitted to the neurointensive care unit at Rigshospitalet, Denmark, with traumatic brain injury (age of at least 18 years), a low level of consciousness, and stable intracranial pressure will be included in the trial. Patients will be randomly assigned to experimental intervention versus standard care (1:1) stratified according to their Glasgow Coma Score. The intervention group will receive daily mobilisation in a tilt table with an integrated stepping device (ERIGO®). Feasibility is declared if more than 60% (the lower 95% confidence interval of the proportion) of eligible patients are included in the trial and more than 52% (the lower 95% confidence interval of the proportion) of patients in the intervention group receive more than 60% of the planned interventions. Safety is assessed by the occurrence of adverse events and adverse reactions. Exploratory clinical outcomes consist of cerebral haemodynamics (blood flow velocity and pressure autoregulation) and baroreceptor sensitivity in the early phase as well as functional outcomes (Coma Recovery Scale–Revised, Early Functional Ability scale, and Functional Independence Measure). Discussion Our findings will inform a future, larger-scale randomised clinical trial on early mobilisation using a tilt table early after severe traumatic brain injury. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02924649. Registered on 3 October 2016. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-3004-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Christian Gunge Riberholt
- Department of Neurorehabilitation/TBI unit, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Kettegard Alle 30, 2650, Hvidovre, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Department 7812, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Department 7812, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Syncope Centre, Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Nordre Fasanvej 57, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, København Ø, Denmark
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Physiotherapy in the neurotrauma intensive care unit: A scoping review. J Crit Care 2018; 48:390-406. [PMID: 30316038 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE This scoping review summarizes the literature on the safety and effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions in patients with neurological and/or traumatic injuries in the intensive care unit (ICU), identifies literature gaps and provides recommendations for future research. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched five databases from inception to June 2, 2018. We included published retrospective studies, case studies, observation and randomized controlled trials describing physiotherapy interventions in ICU patients with neurotrauma injuries. Two reviewers reviewed the databases and independently screened English articles for eligibility. Data extracted included purpose, study design, population (s), outcome measures, interventions and results. Thematic analysis and descriptive numerical summaries are presented by intervention type. RESULTS 12,846 titles were screened and 72 met the inclusion criteria. Most of the studies were observational studies (44 (61.1%)) and RCTs (14 (19.4%)). Early mobilization, electrical stimulation, range of motion, and chest physiotherapy techniques were the most common interventions in the literature. Physiotherapy interventions were found to be safe with few adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Gaps in the literature suggest that future studies require assessment of long term functional outcomes and quality of life, examination of homogenous populations and more robust methodologies including clinical trials and larger samples.
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Zeiser E. [Physiotherapy interventions in the ICU : Outcome-relevant measurement parameters]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2017; 112:356-370. [PMID: 28116462 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-016-0259-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Guidelines cannot provide differentiated recommendations for physiotherapy (PT) in intensive care medicine. Scientific publications for PT in the intensive care unit (ICU) usually only have low levels of evidence and often express safety and feasibility of PT in the ICU. OBJECTIVE Which measurement parameters are relevant for defining outcome and what interventions should one take into consideration? MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature review was conducted. This was based on a PubMed search with full text access, as well as specific definitions for physical therapy, intensive care and four out of seven conditions from the manual "Physiotherapy in intensive care". RESULTS The availability of 172 studies clearly shows that there is certainly PT research concerning the critical environment of the ICU. However, parameters for quantitative and qualitative detection of vigilance and state of consciousness as well as assessments to evaluate the mobility and the ability to help themselves are important for everyday use. CONCLUSIONS The difficulties of using PT in the ICU are not useful in ensuring the safety of the patient or performing a PT treatment. The conditions of the intensive care environment are not an obstacle. It is of immanent importance to use the limited resources of PT in an optimal and targeted manner in the ICU environment. The determination of ICU-adapted goals plays a crucial role.
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- E Zeiser
- Berufsförderungswerk Mainz, DIPLOMA Hochschule - Private Fachhochschule Nordhessen, z.H. Dorit Engelmann Lortzingstraße 4, 55127, Mainz, Deutschland.
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Dicianno BE, Morgan A, Lieberman J, Rosen L. Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society (RESNA) position on the application of wheelchair standing devices: 2013 current state of the literature. Assist Technol 2016; 28:57-62. [DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2015.1113837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Latchem J, Kitzinger J, Kitzinger C. Physiotherapy for vegetative and minimally conscious state patients: family perceptions and experiences. Disabil Rehabil 2015; 38:22-9. [PMID: 25669235 PMCID: PMC4696242 DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1005759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 01/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine family perceptions of physiotherapy provided to relatives in vegetative or minimally conscious states. METHOD Secondary thematic analysis of 65 in-depth narrative interviews with family members of people in vegetative or minimally conscious states. RESULTS Families place great significance on physiotherapy in relation to six dimensions: "Caring for the person", "Maximising comfort", "Helping maintain health/life", "Facilitating progress", "Identifying or stimulating consciousness" and "Indicating potential for meaningful recovery". They can have high expectations of what physiotherapy may deliver but also, at times, express concerns about physiotherapy's potential to cause pain or distress, or even constitute a form of torture if they believe there is no hope for "meaningful" recovery. CONCLUSION Physiotherapists can make an important contribution to supporting this patient group and their families but it is vital to recognise that family understandings of physiotherapy may differ significantly from those of physiotherapists. Both the delivery and the withdrawal of physiotherapy is highly symbolic and can convey (inadvertent) messages to people about their relative's current and future state. A genuine two-way dialogue between practitioners and families about the aims of physiotherapeutic interventions, potential outcomes and patients' best interests is critical to providing a good service and establishing positive relationships and appropriate treatment. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Families of people in PVS or MCS consider physiotherapy as a vital part of good care. Clear communication is critical if therapeutic input is withdrawn or reduced. The purpose of physiotherapy interventions can be misinterpreted by family members. Physiotherapists need to clarify what physiotherapy can, and cannot, achieve. Families can find some interventions distressing to witness--explaining to families what interventions involve, what they can expect to see (and hear) may be helpful. Physiotherapists and families can attribute different meanings to physiotherapy. Physiotherapists need to identify how families view interventions and modify their explanations accordingly to enhance information sharing.
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- Julie Latchem
- School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University,
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- School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University,
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Toccolini BF, Osaku EF, de Macedo Costa CRL, Teixeira SN, Costa NL, Cândia MF, Leite MA, de Albuquerque CE, Jorge AC, Duarte PAD. Passive orthostatism (tilt table) in critical patients: Clinicophysiologic evaluation. J Crit Care 2015; 30:655.e1-6. [PMID: 25622762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the effects of passive orthostatism on various clinicophysiologic parameters of adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients, by daily placement on a tilt table. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective cohort study was performed in a general ICU. Twenty-three patients 18 years or older, intubated or tracheostomized, without sedation and under weaning from mechanical ventilation, were analyzed. All variables were evaluated at tilting of 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°. RESULTS Glasgow Coma Scale increased during tilt in the first and second day, as well as Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale. No significant differences were detected in the physiological parameters; however, there was a nonsignificant decrease on the mean arterial pressure at angles of 75° and 90°. The maximum inspiratory pressure significantly increased at 60° compared with 30° on day 1 of the intervention. No significant differences were observed for maximum expiratory pressure, rapid shallow breathing index, and the tidal volume. CONCLUSION A protocol with daily use of a tilt table for ICU patients is safe and improves the level of consciousness and inspiratory maximum pressure, without causing deleterious acute physiological effects.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil; Department of Medicine, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil; Department of Medicine, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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Thomas P, Paratz J, Lipman J. Seated and semi-recumbent positioning of the ventilated intensive care patient - effect on gas exchange, respiratory mechanics and hemodynamics. Heart Lung 2014; 43:105-11. [PMID: 24594247 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of semi-recumbent and sitting positions on gas exchange, respiratory mechanics and hemodynamics in patients weaning from mechanical ventilation. BACKGROUND Upright positions are encouraged during rehabilitation of the critically ill but there effects have not been well described. METHODS A prospective, randomized, cross-over trial was conducted. Subjects were passively mobilized from supine into a seated position (out of bed) and from supine to a semi-recumbent position (>45° backrest elevation in bed). Arterial blood gas (PaO2/FiO2, PaO2, SaO2, PaCO2 and A-a gradient), respiratory mechanics (VE,VT, RR, Cdyn, RR/VT) and hemodynamic measurements (HR, MABP) were collected in supine and at 5 min and 30 min after re-positioning. RESULTS Thirty-four intubated and ventilated subjects were enrolled. The angle of backrest inclination in sitting (67 ± 5°) was greater than gained with semi-recumbent positioning (50 ± 5°, p < 0.001). There were no clinically important changes in arterial blood gas, respiratory mechanic or hemodynamic values due to either position. CONCLUSIONS Neither position resulted in significant changes in respiratory and hemodynamic parameters. Both positions can be applied safely in patients being weaned from ventilation.
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- Peter Thomas
- Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Burns Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Burns Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Laubacher M, Perret C, Hunt KJ. Work-rate-guided exercise testing in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury using a robotics-assisted tilt-table. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2014; 10:433-8. [DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2014.908246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Skow RJ, Tymko MM, MacKay CM, Steinback CD, Day TA. The effects of head-up and head-down tilt on central respiratory chemoreflex loop gain tested by hyperoxic rebreathing. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2014; 212:149-72. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63488-7.00009-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Mobilizing critically ill patients in the intensive care unit requires careful planning and attention to detail. The risks involved in mobilizing these patients include dislodging equipment, injury to the patient, injury to the caregivers, and physiologic decompensation of the patient. To carry out the activity safely, the therapist and the nurse must identify risks and have contingency plans in place for; physically supporting the patient should they become unstable during the activity, for returning the patient to bed quickly if needed; and for providing increased oxygen/ventilator support if needed. If the activity involves leaving the bedside area, there must be a method to transport monitors, oxygen, and intravenous pumps. There are simple pieces of equipment, already available in the intensive care unit, which can be used to accomplish the mobility goals safely in all patient populations. This article explores how standard hospital equipment can be used to improve patient activity and performance and minimize risk.
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Thomas AJ. Physiotherapy led early rehabilitation of the patient with critical illness. PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS 2013. [DOI: 10.1179/1743288x10y.0000000022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Remy C, Jacquemin D, Massage P, Damas P, Rousseau AF. La prise en charge précoce du patient brûlé en kinésithérapie. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-013-0709-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thomas AJ. Exercise intervention in the critical care unit – what is the evidence? PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS 2013. [DOI: 10.1179/174328809x405900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Prise en charge de la mobilisation précoce en réanimation, chez l’adulte et l’enfant (électrostimulation incluse). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-013-0658-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hanekom S, Louw QA, Coetzee AR. Implementation of a protocol facilitates evidence-based physiotherapy practice in intensive care units. Physiotherapy 2012; 99:139-45. [PMID: 23219640 DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 05/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the physiotherapy service provided when therapists' decisions are guided by an evidence-based protocol with usual care (i.e. patient management based on therapists' clinical decisions). DESIGN Exploratory, controlled, pragmatic sequential time block clinical trial. SETTING Level 3 surgical unit in a tertiary hospital in South Africa. PARTICIPANTS All patients admitted consecutively to the surgical unit over a 3-month period were allocated to usual or protocol care based on date of admission. INTERVENTIONS Usual care was provided by clinicians from the hospital department, and non-specialised physiotherapists were appointed as locum tenens to provide evidence-based protocol care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patient waiting time, frequency of treatment sessions, tasks performed and adverse events. RESULTS During protocol-care periods, treatment sessions were provided more frequently (P<0.001) and with a shorter waiting period (P<0.001). It was more likely for a rehabilitation management option to be included in a treatment session during protocol-care periods (odds ratio 2.34, 95% confidence interval 1.66 to 3.43; P<0.001). No difference in the risk of an adverse event was found between protocol-care and usual-care periods (P=0.34). CONCLUSIONS Physiotherapy services provided in intensive care units (ICUs) when the decisions of non-specialised therapists are guided by an evidence-based protocol are safe, differ from usual care, and reflect international consensus on current best evidence for physiotherapy in ICUs. Non-specialised therapists can use this protocol to provide evidence-based physiotherapy services to their patients. Future trials are needed to establish whether or not this will improve patient outcome.
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- S Hanekom
- Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Amidei C. Mobilisation in critical care: a concept analysis. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2012; 28:73-81. [PMID: 22326102 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2011.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of mobilisation within the context of the critical care setting. Mobilisation is a widely used term that belies the complexity of its use in practice. Whilst facilitating movement is a significant nursing concern, mobilisation practices vary widely amongst nurses, perhaps due to conceptual incongruence. METHODS Evolutionary methodology was used in this concept analysis. Medline, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and PsycInfo databases were searched from 1966 to present. Search terms included mobilisation, mobility and passive exercise, yielding 61 articles suitable for analysis. FINDINGS Findings indicate that mobilisation is an interdisciplinary, goal-directed therapy used to facilitate movement and improve outcomes. It involves energy expenditure and has both physical and psychological domains. Disciplines vary in applications of mobilisation and therapy parameters are essentially undefined. The energy expenditure attribute has been well-exemplified in physical therapy literature, but only to a minimal degree in nursing literature. CONCLUSION In spite of the wide use of mobilisation, the concept requires further development, particularly in the critical care setting. Barriers to mobilisation require further delineation as does the psychological domain. Ongoing concept analysis can be used to inform practice and guide research activities.
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- Christina Amidei
- University of Central Florida, College of Nursing, Orlando, FL 32816, United States.
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Chung F, Mueller D. Physical therapy management of ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or severe acute lung injury. Physiother Can 2011; 63:191-8. [PMID: 22379259 DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2010-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Frank Chung
- Frank Chung, BSc(PT), MSc: Section Head, Physiotherapy Department, Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, British Columbia
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Dousse N. La mobilisation précoce du patient — Les différentes techniques de mobilisation passive et active aux soins intensifs. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-010-0139-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Strategies for promoting early activity in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients. AACN Adv Crit Care 2009; 20:277-89. [PMID: 19638749 DOI: 10.1097/nci.0b013e3181acaef0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Prolonged immobilization plays a significant role in neuromuscular abnormalities and complicates the clinical course of a majority of critically ill patients. Immobilization in critically ill patients is associated with significant morbidity and impaired physical function. Overuse of sedation, sleep deprivation, immobility, and the development of delirium are all intensive care unit (ICU) factors that may negatively impact patient outcomes. Ambulation of critically ill patients is difficult with risk for adverse events. However, with a dedicated and trained team and culture change, early ICU mobility can be a feasible and safe process. Early mobility has potential as a therapy to prevent or treat the neuromuscular complications of critical illness. ICU culture can be transformed in a way that leads to improved and more reliable treatments and care, including early activity and mobility.
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Luther MS, Krewer C, Müller F, Koenig E. Comparison of orthostatic reactions of patients still unconscious within the first three months of brain injury on a tilt table with and without integrated stepping. A prospective, randomized crossover pilot trial. Clin Rehabil 2009; 22:1034-41. [PMID: 19052242 DOI: 10.1177/0269215508092821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether passive leg movement during tilt table mobilization reduces the incidence of orthostatic dysfunction in mobilization of patients being comatose or semi-comatose early after brain injury. DESIGN Randomized crossover pilot trial using sequential testing. SETTING Neurorehabilitation hospital. SUBJECTS Nine patients still unconscious within the first three months of brain injury (5 men, 4 women; age 51 +/- 20 years). INTERVENTION Patients were subjected once to a conventional tilt table and once to a tilt table with an integrated stepping device. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The number of syncopes/presyncopes (orthostatic hypotension, tachypnoea, increased sweating) during interventions. RESULTS One patient had presyncopes on both devices, six patients had presyncopes on the conventional tilt table but not on the tilt table with integrated stepping, and two patients did not exhibit presyncopal symptoms on either device. There were significantly more incidents on the tilt table without than on the one with an integrated stepping device (P < 0.05) at tilts of 50 or 70 degrees respectively. CONCLUSION Patients tolerate greater degrees of head-up tilt better with simultaneous leg movement.
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Bahadur K, Jones G, Ntoumenopoulos G. An observational study of sitting out of bed in tracheostomised patients in the intensive care unit. Physiotherapy 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2008.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jerre G, Silva TDJ, Beraldo MA, Gastaldi A, Kondo C, Leme F, Guimarães F, Forti G, Lucato JJJ, Tucci MR, Vega JM, Okamoto VN. [Physiotherapy on the mechanically ventilated patients]. J Bras Pneumol 2008; 33 Suppl 2S:S142-50. [PMID: 18026673 DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000800010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mobilization is often used by physiotherapists for managing critically ill patients with the aim of treatment including improving respiratory function, level of consciousness, functional ability, and psychological well being, and reducing the adverse effects of immobility. In addition, mobilization may decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU or hospital stay. This article provides ICU practitioners with comprehensive guidelines that can be used to assess the safety of mobilizing critically ill patients. The main safety factors that should be addressed include intrinsic factors related to the patient (eg, medical background, cardiovascular and respiratory reserve, and hematological considerations) and factors extrinsic to the patient (eg, patient attachments, environment, and staffing).
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- Kathy Stiller
- Physiotherapy Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
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