Background Severe weakness associated with critical illness (CIW) is common. This
narrative review summarizes the latest scientific insights and proposes a guide for clinicians …

There is currently a lack of evidence on the optimal strategy to support patient recovery after
critical illness. Previous research has largely focussed on rehabilitation interventions which …

Physical disability is a common component of post‐intensive care syndrome, but the
importance of musculoskeletal health in this population is currently unknown. We aimed to …

Purpose Mobilisation is a common intervention in Intensive Care (ICU). However, few
studies have explored the relationship between mobility levels and outcomes. This study …

To examine the relationship between physical rehabilitation parameters including an
approach to quantifying dosage with hospital outcomes for patients with critical COVID-19 …

Background Intensive care units deliver care to a heterogeneous group of patients with pre-
existing co-morbid disease. Focus has shifted to improving health related quality of life with …

While mortality rates due to critical illness have fallen over the last several decades due to
improvements in clinical care in the intensive care unit (ICU), up to two-thirds of survivors …

In this issue of Critical Care Medicine, Jones et al (1) describe a patient level meta-analysis
of critically ill patients receiving physiotherapy interventions in the ICU. While general …

There is currently a lack of evidence on the optimal strategy to support patient recovery after
critical illness. Previous research has largely focused on rehabilitation interventions which …

Background There is limited evidence to understand what impact, if any, recovery services
might have for patients across the socioeconomic spectrum after critical illness. We analysed …