physiotherapy rehabilitation following a stay in ICU

A stay in the Intensive care unit can be a set back to the full recovery of a patient calling for a need to carry out a rehabilitation program. According to Bersten, Soni, & Oh (2009), after a patient is discharged from the intensive care unit, there is requirement for a care plan that is multidisciplinary in order to achieve the best possible recovery for the patient. No matter the rehabilitation program that health care providers may choose to adopt, prior assessment of the patient is critical to help them in making the most informed decisions on the appropriate approach to apply (Porter, and Tidy, 2008). This paper will look at the evidence of an aged patient who developed sepsis after a surgery to remove bowel.

Most patients that recover from long-term sepsis are able to regain normalcy in life. However, some patients...
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