Critical Care Cycling Study (CYCLIST) Trial Protocol

Critical Care Cycling Study (CYCLIST) Trial Protocol

Critical Care Cycling Study (CYCLIST) trial protocol: a randomised controlled trial of usual care plus additional in-bed cycling sessions versus usual care in the critically ill. In-bed cycling with patients with critical... read more

Continuing Rehabilitation After ICU Discharge

Continuing Rehabilitation After ICU Discharge

This article discusses technological innovations that promote survival and enhance recovery, starting within the ICU with developments in ventilation, sedation, early mobility and ICU design. Post-ICU, the establishment of... read more

Neuro ICU Early Mobilization Protocol

Neuro ICU Early Mobilization Protocol

Researchers in the U.S. have developed a multidisciplinary Neuro Early Mobilization Protocol for complex patients in the neuroscience intensive care unit (NSICU). Developing an evidence-based protocol with inter-professional... read more

Interprofessional Survey of Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Early Mobilization of Critically Ill Patients in Montreal, Canada

Interprofessional Survey of Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Early Mobilization of Critically Ill Patients in Montreal, Canada

Early mobilization is safe, feasible, and associated with better outcomes in patients with critical illness. However, barriers to mobilization in clinical practice still exist. The objective of this study was to assess the... read more

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Implementation

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Implementation

In this pre-post difference-in-differences study of 15 849 surgical patients at 20 medical centers in Northern California, implementation of a multifaceted enhanced recovery program was associated with a one-third reduction... read more

Identifying barriers to delivering the ABCDE bundle to minimize adverse outcomes for mechanically ventilated patients

Identifying barriers to delivering the ABCDE bundle to minimize adverse outcomes for mechanically ventilated patients

Improved outcomes are associated with the Awakening, Breathing Coordination, Delirium and Early mobility/exercise (ABCDE) bundle; however, implementation issues are common. As yet, no study has integrated the barriers to... read more

Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital

Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital

When older adults are hospitalized, there is an inherent tension between preventing falls and promoting mobility. In response to public and professional attention to medical errors, federal policy and, in turn, hospital culture... read more

Factors influencing physical activity and rehabilitation in survivors of critical illness

Factors influencing physical activity and rehabilitation in survivors of critical illness

Eighty-nine papers were included. Five major themes and 28 sub-themes were identified, encompassing: (1) patient physical and psychological capability to perform physical activity, including delirium, sedation, illness severity,... read more