Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent ICU-acquired infections.
Reported incidences vary widely from 5 to 40% depending on the setting and diagnostic …

Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired
weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk …

Background Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or post-COVID-19 will
probably have a need for rehabilitation during and directly after the hospitalisation. Data on …

The current COVID-19 pandemic will place enormous pressure on healthcare systems
around the world. Large numbers of people are predicted to become critically ill with acute …

Expanding elderly populations are a major social challenge in advanced countries
worldwide and have led to a rapid increase in the number of elderly patients in intensive …

Background: There is no agreement about or understanding of what rehabilitation is; those
who pay for it, those who provide it, and those who receive it all have different …

Background The joint committee of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care
Medicine/Japanese Respiratory Society/Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine on …

OBJECTIVES: Significant variability exists in physical rehabilitation modalities and dosage
used in the ICU. Our objective was to investigate the effect of physical rehabilitation in ICU …

Introduction We examined the effectiveness of early rehabilitation for the prevention of
postintensive care syndrome (PICS), characterised by an impaired physical, cognitive or …

Background This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effectiveness
of systematic early mobilization in improving muscle strength and physical function in …