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Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet - Early Online Publication, 05/14/09
Schweickert WD et al. - A strategy for whole-body rehabilitation—consisting of interruption of sedation and physical and occupational therapy in the earliest days of critical illness—was safe and well tolerated, and resulted in better functional outcomes at hospital discharge, a shorter duration of delirium, and more ventilator-free days compared with standard care.
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