Predictive variables for poor long-term physical recovery after intensive care unit stay: An exploratory study.

Ólöf R Ámundadóttir Rannveig J Jónasdóttir Kristinn Sigvaldason Helga Jónsdóttir Alma D Möller Elizabeth Dean Thorarinn Sveinsson Gísli H Sigurðsson

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2020)

Elucidating risk factors for poor long-term physical recovery after ICU stay, including gender, may be critical if mobilization and exercise are to be prescribed expediently during and after ICU stay, to ensure maximal long-term recovery.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
physical activity
mental health
mechanical ventilation
resistance training
high intensity
heart rate
blood pressure