Barriers to Mobility in the ICU: Insights from Severe COVID-19 and Implications for Improving Patient Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate mobility outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 during their intensive care unit (ICU) stay compared to non-COVID-19 critically ill counterparts and assess factors impacting mobility status.

Design

A retrospective, single-center case-control study.

Setting

This investigation was conducted at a large tertiary care center at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic between April 2019 and July 2020 to capture a prepandemic baseline and the initial surge.

Participants

A total of 3275 ICU cases were analyzed. Analysis was conducted at the ICU visit level rather than the patient level. Eligible visits included adults ≥18 years. The COVID-19 cohort (COVID vs non-COVID) was defined by confirmed infection (polymerase chain reaction or equivalent t

SUBMITTER: Kalbian I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750433 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature