Usual Care Physiotherapy During Acute Hospitalization in Subjects Admitted to the ICU: An Observational Cohort Study

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 60; no. 10; p. 1476
• Main Authors: Skinner, Elizabeth H, Haines, Kimberley J, Berney, Sue, Warrillow, Stephen, Harrold, Meg, Denehy, Linda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Aged; APACHE; Australia; Case-Control Studies; Critical Care - methods; Female; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Patients' Rooms - statistics & numerical data; Physical Therapy Modalities - statistics & numerical data; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Therapy - methods; Respiratory Therapy - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Walking - statistics & numerical data; Australia; critical care; physical therapy; mobilization; respiratory therapy; critical illness; physiotherapy

Physiotherapists play an important role in the provision of multidisciplinary team-based care in the ICU. No studies have reported usual care respiratory management or usual care on the wards following ICU discharge by these providers. This study aimed to investigate usual care physiotherapy for ICU...