The safety of a novel early mobilization protocol conducted by ICU physicians: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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 devices. We hypothesized that ICU physicians can overcome these barriers. The aim of this study was to investigate the safety of EM according to the Maebashi EM protocol conducted by ICU physicians.

Methods

This was a single-center prospective observational study. All consecutive patients with an unplanned emergency admission were included in this study, according to the exclusion criteria. The observation period was from June 2015 to June 2016. Data regarding adverse events, medical devices in place during rehabilitation, protocol adherence

SUBMITTER: Liu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5819168 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature