Effects of the Level and Duration of Mobilization Therapy in the Surgical ICU on the Loss of the Ability to Live Independently: An International Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Flora T. Scheffenbichler, Bijan Teja, Karuna Wongtangman, Nicole Mazwi, Karen Waak, Stefan J. Schaller, Xinling Xu, Silvia Barbieri, Nazzareno Fagoni, Jessica Cassavaugh, Manfred Blobner, Carol L. Hodgson, Nicola Latronico, Matthias Eikermann
• Other Authors: Siriraj Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78800
• Institution: Mahidol University

OBJECTIVES: It is unclear whether early mobilization in the surgical ICU helps improve patients' functional recovery to a level that enables independent living. We assessed dose of mobilization (level + duration). We tested the research hypotheses that dose of mobilization predicts adverse disc...