An Environmental Scan for Early Mobilization Practices in U.S. ICUs

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 43; no. 11; p. 2360
• Main Authors: Bakhru, Rita N, Wiebe, Douglas J, McWilliams, David J, Spuhler, Vicki J, Schweickert, William D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Confidence Intervals; Critical Care - methods; Early Ambulation - methods; Environment; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Care Surveys; Hospital Mortality - trends; Humans; Intensive Care Units - organization & administration; Logistic Models; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Occupational Therapy - organization & administration; Odds Ratio; Physical Therapy Modalities; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Quality Improvement; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Respiration, Artificial - statistics & numerical data; Risk Assessment; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; United States

Early mobilization improves patient outcomes. However, diffusion of this intervention into standard ICU practice is unknown. Dissemination and implementation efforts may be guided by an environmental scan to detail readiness for early mobilization, current practice, and barriers to early mobilizatio...