Safety and feasibility of a neuroscience critical care program to mobilize patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage

To measure the impact of a progressive mobility program on patients admitted to a neuroscience critical care unit (NCCU) with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The early mobilization of critically ill patients with spontaneous ICH is a challenge due to the potential for neurologic deterioration and hemodynamic lability in the acute phase of injury. Patients admitted to the ICU have been excluded from randomized trials of early mobilization after stroke.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - March 26, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Mona N. Bahouth, Melinda C. Power, Elizabeth K. Zink, Kate Kozeniewski, Sowmya Kumble, Sandra Deluzio, Victor C. Urrutia, Robert D. Stevens Source Type: research