Early initiation of physical and occupational therapy while on extracorporeal life support improves patients' functional activity.
Emily CerierAdwaiy ManerikarViswajit KandulaTara NykielShelby LaneRebecca GabaldonTakahide ToyodaYuriko YagiAnkit BharatChitaru KuriharaPublished in: Artificial organs (2022)
Early PT/OT initiation in severe ARDS patients managed on V-V ECMO is associated with improved patient functional activity on day of discharge. Our study further supports the use of V-V ECMO in treatment of severe ARDS without sedation/neuromuscular blockade and specifically demonstrates PT/OT should be started early following V-V ECMO cannulation.