MAINTAINING JOINT MOBILITY IN THE CRITICAL SICK: CASE STUDY

• Main Authors: Ana Bernardo Beliz (Author), Maria José Bule (Author), Luís Manuel Mota De Sousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros de Reabilitação, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Immobility in critically ill patients is conditioned by the condition of the disease or by the effect of drugs, but in both cases, it emerges as a problem from the perspective of functional recovery. The decrease in muscle mass and joint amplitude delay or hinder the processes of recover...