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Complications
- cardiovascular
- decreased cardiac output
- decreased aerobic capacity (deconditioning)
- orthostatic intolerance
- venous thrombophlebitis
- decreased cardiac output
- respiratory
- atelectasis
- relative hypoxemia
- pneumonia
- musculoskeletal
- muscle atrophy & loss of strength
- decreased muscle oxidative capacity
- decreased aerobic capacity
- bone loss (osteoporosis)
- joint contractures
- osteoarthritis
- gastrointestinal -> constipation
- genitourinary
- skin -> pressure ulcers
- functional -> impaired ambulation
- psychological -> sensory deprivation[3]