Implementing Early Mobilization in the ICU

Implementing Early Mobilization in the ICU

The use of a quality improvement appraisal tool can help identify high quality projects when planning a similar mobility program. Even though projects were conducted in a variety of intensive care unit settings, and implementation... read more

Interventions to Improve the Physical Function of ICU Survivors

Interventions to Improve the Physical Function of ICU Survivors

ICU admissions are ever increasing across the United States. Following critical illness, physical functioning (PF) may be impaired for up to 5 years. We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials evaluating... read more

Sedation and Mobilization during Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for ARF

Sedation and Mobilization during Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for ARF

The majority of respondents reported targeting moderate to deep sedation following cannulation, with the use of sedative and opioid infusions. There is considerable variability surrounding early physical therapy and mobilization... read more

Early Mobilization in the PICU

Early Mobilization in the PICU

Mobilization of critically ill children, many with central lines, endotracheal tubes, and other life-saving devices, is associated with potential risks and complications. Hence, concerns about safety often guide staff perceptions... read more

Barriers to implementing expert safety recommendations for early mobilization in ICU during mechanical ventilation

Barriers to implementing expert safety recommendations for early mobilization in ICU during mechanical ventilation

Early mobilization in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been consistently reported as feasible and safe with minimal adverse events; however, invasive mechanical ventilation patients are rarely actively mobilized. An expert... read more

Early Mobilization of Patients in ICU

Early Mobilization of Patients in ICU

Currently there is a divide between ICU clinicians who wish to implement early mobilization based on current evidence and clinicians who believe that early mobilization is an intervention that should be tested in a large... read more

The Safety of a Novel Early Mobilization Protocol Conducted by ICU Physicians

The Safety of a Novel Early Mobilization Protocol Conducted by ICU Physicians

There are numerous barriers to early mobilization (EM) in a resource-limited intensive care unit (ICU) without a specialized team or an EM culture, regarding patient stability while critically ill or in the presence of medical... read more

Finding the Best Strategy to Improve Weaning Outcomes

Finding the Best Strategy to Improve Weaning Outcomes

Respiratory muscle dysfunction, being a common cause of weaning failure, is strongly associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) and prolonged stay in intensive care units. Strategies to improve weaning outcomes... read more

Early Exercise in Critically Ill Youth and Children, a Preliminary Evaluation

Early Exercise in Critically Ill Youth and Children, a Preliminary Evaluation

Early mobilization is safe and feasible in the PICU. In-bed cycling may facilitate greater duration and intensity of mobilization, in critically ill children. A full-scale randomized controlled trial is warranted to evaluate... read more

Does Early Mobilization Reduce Time in the Surgical ICU?

Does Early Mobilization Reduce Time in the Surgical ICU?

Is early mobilization in the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) beneficial? Here is a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial in five university hospitals, where they recruited a total of 200 patients.... read more