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Editorial
. 2017 Feb;5(3):57.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.01.48.

Early mobilisation and rehabilitation in intensive care unit-ready for implementation?

Julie Bernhardt  1
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Editorial

Early mobilisation and rehabilitation in intensive care unit-ready for implementation?

Julie Bernhardt. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Feb.
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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Early, goal-directed mobilisation in the surgical intensive care unit: a randomised controlled trial.
    Schaller SJ, Anstey M, Blobner M, Edrich T, Grabitz SD, Gradwohl-Matis I, Heim M, Houle T, Kurth T, Latronico N, Lee J, Meyer MJ, Peponis T, Talmor D, Velmahos GC, Waak K, Walz JM, Zafonte R, Eikermann M; International Early SOMS-guided Mobilization Research Initiative. Schaller SJ, et al. Lancet. 2016 Oct 1;388(10052):1377-1388. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31637-3. Lancet. 2016. PMID: 27707496 Clinical Trial.

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