Physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated patients: Why and how

Marti, JD; Ntoumenopoulos, G; Torres, A

Physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated patients: Why and how

Marti, JD Ntoumenopoulos, G

Torres, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 2013, 20 (6), pp. 292 - 299
Issue Date:: 2013-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Marti, JD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ntoumenopoulos, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1088-3009	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Torres, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 2013, 20 (6), pp. 292 - 299	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1068-0640	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118156
dc.description.abstract	Critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients are at an increased risk of developing serious complications that are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Common factors for pulmonary and neuromuscular sequelae during critical illness include endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, systemic inflammation, and immobility. Moreover, the physiological impairment because of critical illness may be prevalent for a long time after discharge from the intensive care unit. Implementation of physiotherapy in critically ill patients, even at the very early stages of critical illnesses, has been demonstrated to be safe and feasible and to provide short-term physiological benefits. However, there is limited randomized-controlled trial evidence for physiotherapy to prevent and/or treat pulmonary and neuromuscular sequelae. The aim of this review is to present the recent literature on the role of physiotherapy in the critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients. Copyright © 2013 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Clinical Pulmonary Medicine	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1097/CPM.0000000000000004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Respiratory System	en_US
dc.title	Physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated patients: Why and how	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	20	en_US
utslib.for	110317 Physiotherapy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	20	en_US

Abstract:

Critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients are at an increased risk of developing serious complications that are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Common factors for pulmonary and neuromuscular sequelae during critical illness include endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, systemic inflammation, and immobility. Moreover, the physiological impairment because of critical illness may be prevalent for a long time after discharge from the intensive care unit. Implementation of physiotherapy in critically ill patients, even at the very early stages of critical illnesses, has been demonstrated to be safe and feasible and to provide short-term physiological benefits. However, there is limited randomized-controlled trial evidence for physiotherapy to prevent and/or treat pulmonary and neuromuscular sequelae. The aim of this review is to present the recent literature on the role of physiotherapy in the critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients. Copyright © 2013 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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