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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Effects of Aerobic Exercise in the Intensive Care Unit on Patient-Reported Physical Function and Mental Health Outcomes in Severely Burned Children-A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Trial.

Alen Palackic, Andrea Rego, Ingrid Parry, Soman Sen, Ludwik K Branski, Taylor G Hallman, Heidi Spratt, Jong O Lee, David N Herndon, Steven E Wolf and 1 more

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Alen PalackicDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Andrea RegoDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0956-4756
Ingrid ParryDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Soman SenDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Ludwik K BranskiDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Taylor G HallmanDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Heidi SprattDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Jong O LeeDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
David N HerndonOxford University Press, Wolters Kluwer N.V., 2400BA Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands.
Steven E WolfDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2972-3440
Oscar E SumanDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USUniversity of California, Davis · USMedical University of Graz · ATWolters Kluwer (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

UTMB Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001439 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI URBAN, RANDALL J · 2015 to 2024
$40.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe burns are life-altering and can have lasting effects on patients' physical and mental health. Alterations in physical function, changes in appearance, and psychological disturbances resulting from severe burns are especially concerning in children, as they are still in the early stages of identity formation. Exercise in the nonburn population has been shown to improve quality of life and result in better physical and mental status. However, the effect of early exercise on the quality of life in pediatric burn patients requires more research.

methodsForty-eight children between the ages of seven and seventeen with ≥30% total body surface area (TBSA) burn were randomized in a 1:2 fashion to receive treatment with standard-of-care (SOC) or standard-of-care plus exercise (SOC+Ex). Surveys administered at admission and discharge collected patient-reported information regarding physical and mental health outcomes. The results are given as means +/- standard deviation. Significance was set at

resultsThe average age of the SOC and SOC+Ex groups were 12 ± 3 and 13 ± 4 years, respectively. The average %TBSA burned in the SOC and SOC+Ex groups were 54 ± 17 and 48 ± 14, respectively. The SOC+Ex group averaged 10 ± 9 exercise sessions (range of 1 to 38 sessions) with an attendance rate of 25% (10 sessions out of 40 BICU days). Both groups demonstrated significant improvement in patient-reported physical and mental outcomes during hospital admission (

conclusionsOur recommendation is for all pediatric patients in the BICU to continue with the SOC and consult with their physician over the benefits of additional aerobic exercise. This study suggests that perhaps there is potential for increasing the amount of exercise that can be administered to pediatric burn survivors beyond SOC as we did not find aerobic exercise to be of any harm to any patients if it is performed properly and under supervision.

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burnsexercisingintensive care unitrehabilitation

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