Effects of the High-Intensity Early Mobilization on Long-Term Functional Status of Patients with Mechanical Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit

CONCLUSIONS: High-intensity early mobility improved the patient's functional status and increased capacity of mobility with IMV. The benefits to functional status remained after 3 month of ICU discharge. Other benefits included higher muscle strength, lower incidence of ICUAW, mortality, and delirium in IG.PMID:38560481 | PMC:PMC10980544 | DOI:10.1155/2024/4118896

Source: Critical Care Research and Practice - April 1, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Chuanlin Zhang Xueqin Wang Jie Mi Zeju Zhang Xinyi Luo Ruiying Gan Shaoyu Mu Source Type: research