Current rehabilitation practices in intensive care units: a preliminary survey by the Japanese Society of Education for Physicians and Trainees in Intensive Care (JSEPTIC) Clinical Trial Group.
Shunsuke TaitoMasamitsu SanuiHideto YasudaNobuaki ShimeAlan Kawarai Lefornull nullPublished in: Journal of intensive care (2016)
We conducted an internet survey targeting healthcare providers in intensive care units (ICUs) in Japan and received 318 responses. Eighteen percent of respondents replied that full-time physical therapists (PTs) exist in their ICUs. Practicing sitting upright or sitting in a chair is frequently performed, while standing and walking are occasionally performed for patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. However, only 16 % of respondents use staged rehabilitation protocols. This preliminary survey suggests that full-time involvement of PTs in the ICU and introduction of rehabilitation protocols may not be common in Japanese ICUs.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- clinical trial
- patients undergoing
- primary care
- cross sectional
- respiratory failure
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol
- health information
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- open label
- general practice
- phase ii
- cancer therapy
- drug delivery
- social media