Early Rehabilitation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Providing early rehabilitation during critical illness is considered best practice; however, the respiratory compromise suffered by patients with ARDS often limits their capacity to participate in active exercise. This article outlines the current evidence regarding early rehabilitation in the ICU with a specific focus on the considerations for this cohort. It provides some practical recommendations to assist clinicians in the identification of appropriate early rehabilitation techniques, taking into account disease severity and medical management strategies.

Defining minimum workforce standards for intensive care physiotherapy in Australia and New Zealand: A Dephi study.

Background: Intensive care staffing guidelines provide recommendations for the safe and effective delivery of health care while recognising professional requirements of the workforce. To guide recommendations for physiotherapy staffing guidelines, profession-specific consultation is needed.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop consensus-based recommendations for minimum workforce standards for physiotherapy in intensive care.

Echocardiographic screening for heart failure and optimization of the care pathway for individuals with pacemakers: a randomized controlled trial.

Individuals with pacemakers are at increased risk of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). Whether screening for and optimizing the medical management of LVSD in these individuals can improve clinical outcomes is unknown. In the present study, in a multicenter controlled trial (OPT-PACE), we randomized 1,201 patients (717 men) with a pacemaker to echocardiography screening or usual care.