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Effect of early continuous rehabilitation exercise on function in patients after liver transplantation in Liver Intensive Care Unit
Received:November 19, 2019  Revised:December 27, 2019  Click here to download the full text
Citation of this paper:LIN Yu-wei,QI Shao-hua,WANG Ting,FU Teng-fei,WU Yi-ming.Effect of early continuous rehabilitation exercise on function in patients after liver transplantation in Liver Intensive Care Unit[J].Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine,2020,27(1):83-87
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LIN Yu-wei Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China  
QI Shao-hua Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China qi.shaohua@zs-hospital.sh.cn 
WANG Ting Department of Liver Intensive Care Unit, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China  
FU Teng-fei Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China  
WU Yi-ming Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China  
Abstract:Objective: To study the effct of early rehabilitation exersice on function in patients after liver transplantation in the Liver Intensive Care Unit (LICU). Methods: Forty-three patients after liver transplantation in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University from March 2017 to January 2018 were selected and divided into the two groups. Patients in the control group underwent exercise for 7 d, and patients in the experiment group underwent exercise for 14 d. The rehabilitation exersice included lower limb muscle strength and balance training. The effects were evaluated by using manual muscle test (MMT), Berg, and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) berfore exersice, and 7 d and 14 d after exersice in the control and experiment groups, respectively. Results: The overall improvement of muscle strength, balance, and anxious were better in the experiment group than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions: Early continuous rehabilitation exersice could improve the muscle strength, balance, and anxious in patients after liver transplantation in LICU.
keywords:liver transplantation  Liver Intensive Care Unit  rahabilitation exercise  muscle strength  balance exercise
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