Volume 4, Number 4, Year 2015

Special Issue: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Pediatric Critical Care

Guest Editor: Dr. Karen Choong


Guest Editorial
Karen Choong
Acute Rehabilitation in Critically Ill Children


Review Articles
Brenda M. Morrow
Chest Physiotherapy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit


Gillian A. Colville
Psychological Aspects of Care of the Critically Ill Child


Mary Saliski and Sapna R. Kudchadkar
Optimizing Sedation Management to Promote Early Mobilization for Critically Ill Children


Heather E. Skillman and Carleen A. Zebuhr
Optimal Nutrition for Acute Rehabilitation in the PICU


Ramona O. Hopkins, Karen Choong, Carleen A. Zebuhr, and Sapna R. Kudchadkar
Transforming PICU Culture to Facilitate Early Rehabilitation


Original Articles
Beth Wieczorek, Christopher Burke, Ahmad Al-Harbi, and Sapna R. Kudchadkar
Early Mobilization in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review


Kaitlyn Siu, Samah Al-Harbi, Heather Clark, Lehana Thabane, Ji Cheng, Mark Tarnopolsky, Brandon Meaney, and Karen Choong
Feasibility and Reliability of Muscle Strength Testing in Critically Ill Children


Karen Choong, Maria D. P. Chacon, Rachel G. Walker, Samah Al-Harbi, Heather Clark, Ghadah Al-Mahr, Brian W. Timmons, and Lehana Thabane
In-Bed Mobilization in Critically Ill Children: A Safety and Feasibility Trial