The timing and extent of acute physiotherapy involvement following lung transplantation: An observational study.
Benjamin James TarrantAnne Elizabeth HollandCaitlin Le MaitreRebecca RobinsonMonique CorbettJanet BondarenkoBrenda ButtonBruce R ThompsonGreg SnellPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2018)
Lung transplant recipients spent 21-34% of observed sessions performing physical exercise beginning 48 hr following surgery. Remaining physiotherapist time was spent on assessment, respiratory interventions, education, and patient-specific duties. The use of physiotherapy assistants, structured, progressive exercise programs, and continued workplace innovation may enable a higher percentage of physiotherapist supervised physical exercise in the future.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- liver failure
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- respiratory failure
- multiple sclerosis
- machine learning
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- healthcare
- high intensity
- public health
- current status
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- quality improvement
- surgical site infection
- resistance training
- hepatitis b virus
- respiratory tract
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- body composition
- clinical evaluation