Early Exercise in the Burn Intensive Care Unit Decreases Hospital Stay, Improves Mental Health, and Physical Performance

Abstract

Prolonged inactivity accompanying stays in the burn intensive care unit (BICU) and hospital worsen muscle loss/weakness and lengthen hospitalization. We hypothesize that a personalized, structured, and quantifiable exercise program (MP10) will improve these variables over standard-of-care (SOC), as exercise has well documented effects on maintaining/improving muscle strength, which should shorten hospitalization. Thus, we will characterize: (Aim 1) what is SOC throughout hospital stay across the US and (Aim 2) outcomes in burn in-patients. Over 4 years, we will enroll 96 patients (24 per site; MP10 n=64 and SOC n=32) aged 1860 years with 30% TBSA burns. MP10 will begin ~45 days after the first surgery after admit (or when the burn surgeon deems mobilization safe) and continue for the entire BICU and hospital stay. MP10 will take place on weekdays in the morning and afternoon.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1093985

Entities

People

  • Oscar E. Suman

Organizations

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Burns
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology
  • Patient Care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Standards
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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