Physical rehabilitation of the critically ill trauma patient in the ICU

Physical rehabilitation of the critically ill trauma patient in the ICU. Critical care medicine, July 2013, Vol. 41(7), p. 1790-1801.

Engels, P.T., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2013/07000/Physical_Rehabilitation_of_the_Critically_Ill.24.aspx

Objectives: To review the existing evidence for early mobilization of the critically ill patients in the ICU with polytrauma; provide intensivists with an introduction to the biomechanics, physiology, and nomenclature of injuries; summarize the evidence for early mobilization in each anatomic area; and provide recommendations for the mobilization of these patients.