Moving our critically ill patients: mobility barriers and benefits

Peter E Morris

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2006.11.003

Moving our critically ill patients: mobility barriers and benefits

Crit Care Clin. 2007 Jan;23(1):1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2006.11.003.

Author

Peter E Morris¹

Affiliation

¹ Pulmonary Medical, Room 3141 Gray Building, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. pemorris@wfubmc.edu

PMID: 17307113
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2006.11.003

Abstract

Diagnosis and resuscitation for critically ill patients have improved in the last 25 years, and survival has also increased. With improvements in mortality, the field of critical care has seen increased opportunities to improve posthospital quality of life for survivors of critical illness. This article focuses particularly on how mobilization may improve quality of life for patients.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bed Rest
Critical Care / methods
Critical Illness / rehabilitation*
Early Ambulation* / adverse effects
Humans
Immobilization / adverse effects
Intensive Care Units / organization & administration
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
Muscular Atrophy / etiology
Muscular Atrophy / physiopathology
Muscular Atrophy / prevention & control
Range of Motion, Articular