Effect of early physical and occupational therapy on functional independence among ICU survivors. A greater proportion of patients who were randomized to receive early physical and occupational therapy that began within 72 hours of mechanical ventilation (red line) were functionally independent at the time of hospital discharge compared to patients who were managed with traditional physical and occupational therapy that began after approximately 7 days of mechanical ventilation (blue line). (Data from Schweickert WD, Pohlman MC, Pohlman AS, et al. Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2009;373:1874–1882.) Source: Critical Care, Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7e Citation: Halter JB, Ouslander JG, Studenski S, High KP, Asthana S, Supiano MA, Ritchie C. Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7e; 2017 Available at: https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/Books/1923/haz7e_ch18_f006.png&sec=144518757&BookID=1923&ChapterSecID=144518687&imagename= Accessed: December 26, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved