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Influence of early mobilization on respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in critically ill patients.

Camila Moura Dantas, Priscila Figueiredo dos Santos Silva, Fabio Henrique Tavares de Siqueira, Rodrigo Marinho Falcão Pinto, Simone Aparecida de Morais Matias, Caroline Stéphanie Francis dos Santos Maciel, Marcia Correa de Oliveira, Cláudio Gonçalves de Albuquerque, Flávio Montenegro de Andrade, Francimar Ferrari Ramos,

PubMed · 2012 · 94 citations · 19 references

Abstract

The early mobilization group showed gains in inspiratory and peripheral muscle strength.

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Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial

William D. Schweickert, Mark Pohlman, Anne S. Pohlman et al. · The Lancet · 2009 · 3.2K citations · Full text

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Rapid Disuse Atrophy of Diaphragm Fibers in Mechanically Ventilated Humans

Sanford Levine, Taitan Nguyen, Nyali Taylor et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2008 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure*

Peter E. Morris, Amanda Goad, C. Thompson et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2008 · 1.3K citations

Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery*

Chris Burtin, Béatrix Clerckx, Christophe Robbeets et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2009 · 1K citations

Mobilizing Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Dale M. Needham · JAMA · 2008 · 467 citations

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