Point Prevalence Study of Mobilization Practices for Acute Respiratory Failure Patients in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Early mobility in mechanically ventilated patients is safe, feasible, and may improve functional outcomes. We sought to determine the prevalence and character of mobility for ICU patients with acute respiratory failure in U.S. ICUs.

Design

Two-day cross-sectional point prevalence study.

Setting

Forty-two ICUs across 17 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network hospitals.

Patients

Adult patients (≥ 18 yr old) with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.

Interventions

We defined therapist-provided mobility as the proportion of patient-days with any physical or occupational therapy-provided mobility event. Hierarchical regression models were used to identify predictors of out-of-bed mobility.

Measurements and main results<

SUBMITTER: Jolley SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5520580 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature