In-bed cycling in ICU could shorten patient stay, improve physical function
Even ventilated patients can exercise in ICU and leave hospital with more muscle strength: authors.
ICU patients could benefit significantly from in-bed cycling, with such exercise improving physical function and possibly shortening intensive care stays, a review finds.Â
Even sedated and ventilated patients can safely exercise using cycling ergometry devices, which are used by strapping a patient’s legs to pedals, say the Canadian authors.Â
