Observational studyRespiratory care2023
Systemic and Cerebral Effects of Physiotherapy in Mechanically Ventilated Subjects.
Observational study in Respiratory care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The Neurological and Hemodynamics Safety of an Airway Clearance Technique in Patients with Acute Brain Injury: An Analysis of Intracranial Pressure Pulse Morphology Using a Non-Invasive Sensor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Trial
- Ventilatory response and delirium risk in hospitalised patients with acute hypoxia due to COVID-19.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Protocolized strategies to encourage early mobilization of critical care patients: challenges and success.Critical care science · 2025Review
- Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on intracranial pressure, cerebral perfusion pressure, and brain oxygenation in acute brain injury: Friend or foe? A scoping review.Journal of intensive medicine · 2024Article
- Are Short-Term Changes in Physiological Variables in ICU Patients as a Result of Physiotherapy of Any Clinical Relevance?Respiratory care · 2023Article
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13 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPhysiotherapy may result in better functional outcomes, shorter duration of delirium, and more ventilator-free days. The effects of physiotherapy on different subpopulations of mechanically ventilated patients on respiratory and cerebral function are still unclear. We evaluated the effect of physiotherapy on systemic gas exchange and hemodynamics as well as on cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamics in mechanically ventilated subjects with and without COVID-19 pneumonia.
methodsThis was an observational study in critically ill subjects with and without COVID-19 who underwent protocolized physiotherapy (including respiratory and rehabilitation physiotherapy) and neuromonitoring of cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamics. P
resultsThirty-one subjects were included (16 with COVID-19 and 15 without COVID-19). Physiotherapy improved P
conclusionsProtocolized physiotherapy improved gas exchange in subjects with COVID-19, whereas it improved cerebral oxygenation in non-COVID-19 subjects.
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