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Effect Of Early Mobilization Programs In The Intensive Care Unit (Icu). A Review Of Systematic Reviews, Rondamarie Smith, Stephanie Pelham, Nicholas Higa, Ann M. Wilson
Effect Of Early Mobilization Programs In The Intensive Care Unit (Icu). A Review Of Systematic Reviews, Rondamarie Smith, Stephanie Pelham, Nicholas Higa, Ann M. Wilson
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Title: Effect of Early Mobilization Programs in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A Review of Systematic Reviews
Authors: Nicholas C. Higa, SPT1; Stephanie J. Pelham, SPT1; Rondamarie B. Smith, SPT1; Ann Wilson, PT, M.Ed., GCS.1
Affiliation(s): 1. Physical Therapy Program, University of Puget Sound;
Purpose: To determine the effect of early mobilization on reducing the side effects associated with prolonged bed rest of patients in the ICU.
Materials & Methods: CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, PEDro and PubMed were searched between April 2015 to August 2015 to identify systematic reviews published from 2000 to 2015 with the keywords “ambulation,” “critical care,” …