title: Moving our critically ill patients: mobility barriers and benefits.
abstract: Diagnosis and resuscitation for critically ill patients have improved in the last 25 years, and survival has also increased. With improvements in mortality, the field of critical care has seen increased opportunities to improve posthospital quality of life for survivors of critical illness. This article focuses particularly on how mobilization may improve quality of life for patients.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Medical, Room 3141 Gray Building, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. pemorris@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D001510:Bed Rest; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004434:Early Ambulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular