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Critical illness requiring invasive mechanical ventilation can precipitate important functional disability, contributing to multidimensional morbidity following admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Early in-bed cycle ergometry added to usual physiotherapy may mitigate ICU-acquired physical function impairment.    Michelle Kho, PT, PhD, et al. randomly assigned 360 adult ICU patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation to receive 30 minutes of early in-bed Cycling + Usual physiotherapy (n=178) or Usual physiotherapy alone (n=182). The primary outcome was the Physical Function ICU Test-scored (PFIT-s) at 3 days after discharge from the ICU (the score ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating better function).    Read the Original Article “Early In-Bed Cycle Ergometry in Mechanically Ventilated Patients” by Michelle Kho, PT, PhD, et al.: https://eviden.cc/4aTe0Tv 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚   Editorial by Carol Hodgson, PhD, and Michelle Paton, PhD: Cycling in ICU — Keep Peddling or Push the Brakes? https://eviden.cc/4cdksqb    #CriticalCare #ClinicalTrials 

  • Figure 2. Performance-Based Physical Function Scores in Survivors of Critical Illness. The box-and-whisker plots show the performance-based functional scores for the 30-second sit-to-stand (Panel A) and 2-minute walk test (Panel B) for patients randomized to Cycling + Usual physiotherapy (blue boxes) or Usual physiotherapy alone (gray boxes), according to measurement time point (ICU discharge, 3 days after ICU discharge, and hospital discharge).

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