American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Observational Study
Early Rehabilitation and In-Hospital Mortality in Intensive Care Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases and can be fatal. The benefits of early rehabilitation in intensive care units are known, but the association between early rehabilitation and in-hospital mortality of patients with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to intensive care units has not been studied. ⋯ Early rehabilitation within 2 days of admission was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality of patients with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to intensive care units.