Why is early mobility immobilized?

Critical care research and evidence-based practice guidelines support implementation of the ABCDEF bundle regimen to improve liberation from mechanical ventilation and patient neurocognitive and physical functional outcomes. However, consistent daily adherence to the bundle protocol with all eligible intensive care unit (ICU) patients has been difficult and suboptimal.1 Boehm and colleagues address early mobility (E), the bundle component with poorest implementation rates, from the perspective of the interprofessional team members responsible for planning and executing this intervention.

Source: Heart and Lung - January 12, 2021 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Mary Beth Happ, Audrey S. Brockman, Cynthia Moore Source Type: research