Journal article
Feasibility and observed safety of interactive video games for physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit: a case series
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) improves patients' physical function. Despite reports of using commercially available interactive video game systems for rehabilitation, there are few data evaluating feasibility and safety as part of routine in-patient rehabilitation, particularly in the ICU.
METHODS: We conducted an observational study from September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2010, of adults admitted to a 16-bed …
Authors
Kho ME; Damluji A; Zanni JM; Needham DM
Journal
Journal of Critical Care, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 219.e1–219.e6
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.08.017
ISSN
0883-9441