Australian Clinical Guideline for Physical Rehabilitation and Mobilisation in Adult Intensive Care Units

Published by ANZIC-RC, Monash University on Dec 15, 2023

Disclaimer

This guideline is a general guide to clinical practice, to be followed subject to the health care professional’s judgement and the person’s values, preferences, circumstances and needs. This guideline is designed to provide information to assist decision-making and the recommendations included within are based on the best evidence available at the time of development.

Sponsors

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centres of Research Excellence (CRE); Centre for Research Excellence to transform outcomes of critically ill patients in ICU (CRE-ICU).

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Abstract

A national guideline to provide recommendations for the utilisation of physical rehabilitation strategies for patients admitted to adult intensive care units in Australia. The target groups for this guideline will be any member of staff working in Australian adult intensive care units.

Language

en-au

PICOS

PICO 2.1

Population
Adult intensive care unit patients
Intervention
Physical rehabilitation and/or mobilisation commenced in an ICU where the intervention includes an active component targeting whole body rehabilitation
Comparator
Standard care or no active physical rehabilitation and/or mobilisation
Outcomes