American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Multicenter Study
Physical recovery in intensive care unit survivors: a cohort analysis.
Some survivors of critical illness experience poor physical recovery, but which patients experience the most compromise during recovery is unknown. ⋯ Multiple factors are associated with physical recovery after critical illness. Interventions to target multidimensional aspects of recovery such as sleep and exercise may result in improved physical function after critical illness.