Rehabilitation for adult patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Current information on the latest rehabilitative practices is limited, with previous reviews only covering data up to October 2021, and some considering only patients on awake ECMO or with COVID-19. This review aims to present a concise overview of the latest findings on rehabilitation and highlight emerging trends for patients undergoing ECMO support.

METHODS: This integrative review was conducted by searching the National Library of Medicine - PubMed database. Two different search strings "extracorporeal membrane oxygenation" AND "rehabilitation" and "extracorporeal membrane oxygenation" AND "physiotherapy" were used to search the published literature. Articles that did not describe rehabilitation techniques, editorials, conference proceedings, letters to editor, reviews and research protocols were excluded. Studies conducted on pediatric populations were also excluded. The search process was completed in December 2023.

RESULTS: Thirteen articles were included in the final analysis. Eight hundred and thirty-nine patients aged between 27 and 63 years were included; 428 were men (51%). In 31% of the included studies, patients had COVID-19; nevertheless, rehabilitative activities did not differ from non-COVID-19 patients. In most studies, rehabilitation commenced within the first 48-96 h and consisted of progressive exercise and out-of-bed activities such as sitting, standing and walking.

CONCLUSION: Current practice focuses on rehabilitative protocols that incorporate exercise routines with progressive intensity, greater emphasis on out-of-bed activities, and a multidisciplinary approach to patient mobilization.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Perfusion - 39(2024), 1_suppl vom: 23. Apr., Seite 115S-126S

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Polastri, Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Eden, Allaina [VerfasserIn]
Swol, Justyna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Critical care
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Intensive care unit
Journal Article
Multidisciplinary team
Rehabilitation
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/02676591231226289

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371405076