ArticleCritical care (London, England)2024
Early physical rehabilitation dosage in the intensive care unit associates with hospital outcomes after critical COVID-19.
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- Post-COVID-19 Muscle Weakness and Recovery Patterns After Mild-to-Moderate Infection: A Retrospective Analysis of a Structured Rehabilitation Program Using the MRC Scale.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Three-year functional, physical, and mental health outcomes after critical COVID-19: A prospective multicentre cohort study.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Acute skeletal muscle wasting in patients with acute kidney injury requiring continuous kidney replacement therapy: A prospective multicenter study.Journal of critical care · 2025Observational
- Community-Based Rehabilitation and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Survivors of Critical COVID-19 Attending an Intensive Care Recovery Clinic.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
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objectiveTo examine the relationship between physical rehabilitation parameters including an approach to quantifying dosage with hospital outcomes for patients with critical COVID-19.
designRetrospective practice analysis from March 5, 2020, to April 15, 2021.
settingIntensive care units (ICU) at four medical institutions. PATIENTS: n = 3780 adults with ICU admission and diagnosis of COVID-19.
interventionsWe measured the physical rehabilitation treatment delivered in ICU and patient outcomes: (1) mortality; (2) discharge disposition; and (3) physical function at hospital discharge measured by the Activity Measure-Post Acute Care (AM-PAC) "6-Clicks" (6-24, 24 = greater functional independence). Physical rehabilitation dosage was defined as the average mobility level scores in the first three sessions (a surrogate measure of intensity) multiplied by the rehabilitation frequency (PT + OT frequency in hospital). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsThe cohort was a mean 64 ± 16 years old, 41% female, mean BMI of 32 ± 9 kg/m
conclusionsGreater physical rehabilitation exposure early in the ICU is associated with better physical function at hospital discharge.
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