The Critical Care Recovery Center has been identified by the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University schools of medicine and nursing as a new collaborative care model that is effective in ...

Use of mobile patient lifts for ICU patients on mechanical ventilation improve their physical function during ICU admission by accelerating the standing process. The intervention group predominantly ...

Study highlights that early, purposeful mobilization during intensive care can significantly reduce long-term dependence and improve quality of life A multicenter study across Japan found that ICU ...

How nutrition therapy supports recovery, rehabilitation, and quality of life in patients with chronic critical illness and ...

Any ICU is a highly specialized environment designed to provide critical care for patients facing life-threatening illnesses or injuries. While primary focus within the ICU is typically physiologic ...

Not too long ago, Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Indiana, did not have the capability to staff an ICU 24/7. Physicians and nurses were only able to provide ICU care on a part-time basis. This ...

Weakness acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) is caused by many different pathophysiological mechanisms that are not mutually exclusive. This is not surprising, given the diverse diseases that ...

When medically complex patients require hospital care, they tend to experience longer recovery times than other patients do and are more likely to readmit to the ICU. 1,2 Kindred Hospitals, a network ...

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the psychological toll of medical trauma, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Traditionally, the focus has been on the patient’s ...

This post is Part 2 of a series on ICU trauma and how to cope. Read Part 1 here: The Psychological Trauma of Having a Loved One in the ICU, by Maureen O'Reilly-Landry, Ph.D. Read Part 3 here: Managing ...