ArticleRehabilitation oncology (American Physical Therapy Association. Oncology Section)2017
A Descriptive Report of Early Mobilization for Critically Ill Ventilated Patients with Cancer.
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- Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Integrative Review.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Pooled it
- Summary of the best evidence for early rehabilitation in ICU patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Rehabilitation and Social Determinants of Health in Critical Illness Recovery Literature: A Systematic Review.Critical care explorations · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with functional independence at hospital discharge and 6 months post-hospitalization in intensive care unit survivors with cancer: A prospective cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Observational
- Impact of protocol-based physiotherapy on insulin sensitivity and peripheral glucose metabolism in critically ill patients.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022Article
- Functional outcomes of cancer patients in an acute inpatient setting at King Fahad Medical City.Journal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- A pilot survey of ventilated cancer patients' perspectives and recollections of early mobility in the intensive care unit.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Early mobilisation in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic integrative review of definitions and activities.Journal of intensive care · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundEarly mobilization protocols have been successfully implemented to improve function in critically ill patients; however, no study has focused on the oncology population.
objectivesTo investigate the feasibility of early mobilization and describe the rehabilitation interventions and discharge outcomes in a cohort of critically ill patients with cancer.
designRetrospective review.
methodsA retrospective analysis of patients with cancer who participated in occupational and physical therapy while on mechanical ventilation utilizing an institutional early mobilization protocol from June 2010 - July 2011, was completed. Demographic and clinical variables were abstracted, as well as occupational and physical therapy interventions.
resultsA cohort of 42 cancer patients on mechanical ventilation in the mixed medical/surgical intensive care unit of a comprehensive cancer center received early mobilization during the study period. The majority of participants demonstrated improved cognitive and functional status from the intensive care unit to hospital discharge. There were no reported adverse events during the occupational and physical therapy sessions. Among the 30 hospital survivors, 53% required continued rehabilitation services in their home environment and 40% were transferred to a rehabilitation facility. LIMITATIONS: Due to the small sample size, these findings are not generalizable to all critically ill cancer patients. There was no post-acute care follow-up of cognitive and physical functional performance.
conclusionEarly mobilization appears feasible in addressing the cognitive and functional needs of oncology patients in the intensive care unit.
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