Early mobilization of mechanically ventilated adults lowered the risk for cognitive impairment 1 year following hospital discharge by 19%, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory ...

Critical care patients on mechanical ventilation who received early physical and occupational therapy showed significantly lower rates of cognitive impairment 1 year after hospital discharge ...

In this trial involving patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the ICU, an increase in early mobilization did not improve the number of days alive and out of the hospital.

Patients receiving mechanical ventilation who underwent early active mobilization at a higher dose than usual did not survive significantly longer than patients with standard mobilization ...

Source Reference: The TEAM Study Investigators and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group "Early active mobilization during mechanical ventilation in the ICU" N Engl J Med 2022; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2209083.

Aside from the obvious and immediate health problems that patients undergoing mechanical ventilation face, those who recover often do so with profound loss of strength and mobility that can impair ...

Critical care nursing expert Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, explains why we should "stand up for early mobility" in the ICU.

Aside from the obvious and immediate health problems that patients undergoing mechanical ventilation face, those who recover often do so with profound loss of strength and mobility that can impair ...

Mobilizing patients who required mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) was associated with a less than 3% risk of adverse events such as falls, desaturation, and hemodynamic ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Most study nurses never or rarely got intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation out of bed. Most did not mobilize intubated patients because the patient was uncooperative.

Aside from the obvious and immediate health problems that patients undergoing mechanical ventilation face, those who recover often do so with profound loss of strength and mobility that can impair ...

Aside from the obvious and immediate health problems that patients undergoing mechanical ventilation face, those who recover often do so with profound loss of strength and mobility that can impair ...