Occupational Therapy for Patients With Acute Lung Injury: Factors Associated With Time to First Intervention in the Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Victor D. Dinglas,
Elizabeth Colantuoni,
Nancy Ciesla,
Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez,
Carl Shanholtz,
Dale M. Needham
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of occupational therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1943-7676
pISSN - 0272-9490
DOI - 10.5014/ajot.2013.007807
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , occupational therapy , sedation , emergency medicine , intervention (counseling) , intensive care , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , anesthesia , nursing
Very early occupational therapy intervention in the intensive care unit (ICU) improves patients' physical recovery. We evaluated the association of patient, ICU, and hospital factors with time to first occupational therapy intervention in ICU patients with acute lung injury (ALI).
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