Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired
weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk …

Background Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as
cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. It has been estimated that approximately 3.2 …

Following the new ESPEN Standard Operating Procedures, the previous guidelines to
provide best medical nutritional therapy to critically ill patients have been updated. These …

Background Physical therapy can prevent functional impairments and improve the quality of
life of patients after hospital discharge. However, the effect of early mobilization on patients …

Background: There is no agreement about or understanding of what rehabilitation is; those
who pay for it, those who provide it, and those who receive it all have different …

Due to the exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), the entire Italian health care system had to respond promptly and in a …

Background The joint committee of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care
Medicine/Japanese Respiratory Society/Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine on …

Objective The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving and has led to increased numbers of
hospitalizations worldwide. Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 experience a variety of …

Background This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effectiveness
of systematic early mobilization in improving muscle strength and physical function in …

Objectives To establish the evidence for rehabilitation interventions tested in populations of
patients admitted to ICU and critical care with severe respiratory illness, and consider …