Acute Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation
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Linda Denehy
Research Overview
The two main areas of research are rehabilitation after critical illness and major abdominal and cardiac surgery.
Staff
Collaborators
Sue Berney
Funding
NHMRC
Research Projects
- Respiratory muscle testing before and after cardiac surgery
- The effects of upper limb and trunk tasks on sternal micromotion and healing following cardiac surgery
- Architecture of thigh muscles and their relationship to physical activity and strength
- Sternal management and rehabilitation training (SMART trial): a RCT of modified sternal precautions verses standard care
- Delphi Study on ultrasound measurement standardisation
- Validation of the Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale in bilingual chinese and english speakers
- Balance enhanced rehabilitation for falls prevention in COPD
- Demystifying the burden of intensive care survivorship - understanding muscle wasting and falls
- Functional electrical stimulation assisted cycling (eStimCycle):A novel intervention to improve outcomes in the critically ill
- Recovery following critical illness - survivors and carers
- Lung infection prevention post-surgery major abdominal with pre-operative physiotherapy (LIPPSMAck POP) trial: an international multi-centre
- Ultrasonography and physical activity across the continuum in COPD stable and acute exacerbation
- Frailty in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
- Qualitative study with critical care clinicians: a focus group analysis
- Driving following cardiac surgery: cognitive and mechanical considerations
- Physical Function in Intensive Care: PACIFIC observational study
- Strength training following cardiac surgery: a pilot study
- Falls and Balance impairment in critically ill: a 6 month follow up
Faculty Research Themes
School Research Themes
Key Contact
For further information about this research, please contact Professor Linda Denehy
Department / Centre
Unit / Centre
Acute Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation
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