Physiotherapy in the critically ill patient

Symposium
Chairs: M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Bott (Ashford, United Kingdom)
Aims: This symposium will present the current status of the role of physiotherapy in the assessment and treatment of critically ill patients.

Physiotherapy in critically ill patients: the intensivist view S. Nava (Pavia, Italy)
Evidence based chest physiotherapy: where are we? M. Norrenberg (Brussels, Belgium)
Rehabilitation in the critically ill patient? R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)