Sumeet Rai
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Intensive Care Specialist; educator; ANU PhD candidate researching burden of intensive care; @cicmanz fellowship examiner and research project reviewer
Ngunnawal country/Canberra
Joined August 2013
Canine-Assisted Intervention🐕🦺was associated with a significant reduction in #anxiety symptoms among #ICU patients and family members and may offer potential therapeutic benefits #therapydogs #animaltherapy #OpenAccess @CritCareExplore Full text👇 https://t.co/TSJL0HEyY5
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🔍 New Study: 🐶 Canine-assisted intervention (CAI) offers immediate therapeutic benefits in reducing anxiety symptoms in ICU patients and their family members with no observed adverse effects. Read the research from CCE: https://t.co/8BSGrYTN6P
#CritCareExplore #SCCM @SCCM
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Courtney Perman presenting at #CHARMS2025 on why we need to break protocols and empower & promote bedside nurse led mobilisation in ICU. This QI demonstrated how it helps achieving mobilisation goals early. @CanberraICU
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🐶 Who let the dogs out… into the ICU? We surveyed #ICUs across Aus & NZ and found: ✔️ 44% offer or have offered animal-assisted services with #dogs🐕 🚫 Barriers? Infection control, staffing & funding #ICU #AnimalAssistedTherapy
@KristenRanse Details 👇 https://t.co/bNDjfGwuyh
australiancriticalcare.com
While animal-assisted services have demonstrated clinical benefits for patients in acute and subacute healthcare settings, there is a paucity of research evidence regarding these services in intens...
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🚨 ICU, Anaesthesia & ED crew — ready to level up? Join us in Canberra for a 2-day hands-on ABT Course (Airway, Bronchoscopy & Tracheostomy) 🫁🔧 Expert-led, simulation-based, made for real-world practice. Limited spots. Big impact. #Airway #Bronch #Tracheostomy Details 👇
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🥄 Intermittent feeding in #ICU patients? 🛏️ 📉 Our meta-analysis shows evidence in critically ill patients is still weak. https://t.co/qd4ch89cz6 🚨 Need high-quality RCTs like the ICU FM trial below! https://t.co/lZzGEJfpeU
#Nutrition #MedTwitter @ESPENsociety @panwar_yahoo
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Below “In-bed cycling plus rehabilitation significantly reduced ICU and hospital length of stay, mechanical ventilation duration and improved functional status compared to rehabilitation. Further research is needed to analyse long-term effects and standardise interventions.”
Effects of in-bed cycling in critically ill adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials https://t.co/vnRkpiFZJi
#icurehab #A2Fbundle
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#therapydogs making waves at #canberra #ICU improving experiences for patients and family #ICUrehab begins in ICU. @ACTHealth @RegionCanberra
https://t.co/WE01XRQlpi
region.com.au
Harry the cocker spaniel was an Australian-championship-winning show dog in a former life. But over the past five years, he's…
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More news covering the #therapydog #research from #Canberra #ICU - improving outcomes for patients and family #icurehab @abcnews
https://t.co/mEWRrSOG1l
abc.net.au
Dogs aren't what you'd expect to see when you step into an intensive care unit, but a study at the Canberra Hospital has found bringing therapy dogs onto the ward reduces anxiety and pain for...
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🐶Pawsitive news @acthealth #ICU #therapydogs made a Pawsome debut on @abcnews
https://t.co/mEWRrSO8bN 🚀Research shows therapy dog session leads to immediate reduction in anxiety symptoms in #ICU patients and #families
@docsrai
@DrMeganHoseyPhD
@IA_Mitchell
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Editor's choice May 2025 Tracking Outcomes Post Intensive Care: Findings of a longitudinal observational study https://t.co/7mwbi8Rvxx
#OpenAccess
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTABILITY OF COMPLEX POST-HOSPITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR INTENSIVE CARE SURVIVORS https://t.co/zgSnTjKqVz
#icurehab #A2Fbundle
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In our study just published in @JAMAInternalMed, we examined characteristics of patients seen in our critical illness recovery center who had resumed driving and found that half exhibited abnormal cognition. #PICS #ICUrehab 1/ https://t.co/QRHpQxsM3P
jamanetwork.com
This cross-sectional study examines the postintensive care syndrome in patients who had vs patients who had not resumed driving 1 month after hospitalization for a critical illness.
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Novel Strategies to Promote Intensive Care Unit Recovery via Personalized Exercise, Nutrition, and Anabolic Interventions https://t.co/gh5I209jtl
#icurehab #A2Fbundle
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Nurse-involved early mobilization in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/TrvkTrJV0h
#icurehab #A2Fbundle
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background Early mobilization is one proposed strategy for reducing complications and optimizing patient outcomes. Nurses play an essential role in patient monitoring and co-ordination. Aims To as...
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The effect of early rehabilitation on therapeutic outcomes in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation: A meta-analysis https://t.co/Sifi82vvSK
#icurehab #A2Fbundle
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
INPLASY202470068.
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Preventive effects of early mobilisation on delirium incidence in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/gmqvbsZUaq
#icurehab #A2Fbundle
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As a nonpharmacological intervention, early mobilisation may help reduce the risk of delirium and shorten its duration in critically ill patients compared with standard treatment and may potentially...
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🏥 Our New Research: Falls Risk in #ICU Survivors 🚨 61% fell in first year after #ICU, most had multiple falls Highest risk: First 3 months post-discharge Highlights need for: 1️⃣ Screening 2️⃣ Medication optimization 3️⃣ Targeted #exercise
#icurehab
https://t.co/St88eWuPCM
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Australian clinical practice guideline for physical rehabilitation and mobilisation in adult intensive care units now published- more evidence to help clinicians get the best outcomes for our sickest patents @chodgsonANZICRC @tessabroadley
https://t.co/EEf0LeSKqJ
australiancriticalcare.com
The evidence base for research on physical rehabilitation and mobilisation in the intensive care unit has led to uncertainty about best practice.
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