title: Current rehabilitation practices in intensive care units: a preliminary survey by the Japanese Society of Education for Physicians and Trainees in Intensive Care (JSEPTIC) Clinical Trial Group.
abstract: We conducted an internet survey targeting healthcare providers in intensive care units (ICUs) in Japan and received 318 responses. Eighteen percent of respondents replied that full-time physical therapists (PTs) exist in their ICUs. Practicing sitting upright or sitting in a chair is frequently performed, while standing and walking are occasionally performed for patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. However, only 16 % of respondents use staged rehabilitation protocols. This preliminary survey suggests that full-time involvement of PTs in the ICU and introduction of rehabilitation protocols may not be common in Japanese ICUs.
authors: Division of Rehabilitation, Department of Clinical Practice and Support, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors: Shunsuke
authors: S
authors: Taito
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 1-847 Amanuma, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama 330-8503 Japan.
authors: Masamitsu
authors: 0000-0002-0184-0381
authors: M
authors: Sanui
authors: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Kameda Medical Center, 929, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba 296-8602 Japan.
authors: Hideto
authors: H
authors: Yasuda
authors: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551 Japan.
authors: Nobuaki
authors: N
authors: Shime
authors: Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498 Japan.
authors: Alan Kawarai
authors: AK
authors: Lefor
keywords: Early mobilization; Intensive care unit; Physical therapist; Questionnaire survey; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation protocol