ArticleJournal of intensive care2019
Early mobilisation in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic integrative review of definitions and activities.
Article in Journal of intensive care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Locomotor Muscle Oxygenation and Activation During Acute Interval Compared to Constant-load Bed-cycling Exercise: A Pilot Study
Effects of Continuous Mobility Training in Individuals With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
47 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Early mobilization in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage may im-prove functional status and reduce cerebral vasospasm rate: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Guideline on multimodal rehabilitation for patients with post-intensive care syndrome.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Guideline
- Adaptogens on Depression-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Integrative Review and Rationale of Synergism with Physical Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Can an early mobilisation programme prevent hospital-acquired pressure injures in an intensive care unit?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic early versus late mobilization or standard early mobilization in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care (London, England) · 2021Pooled it
- Early mobilization of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of virtual reality assisted active limb movement exercises for patients in the respiratory intensive care unit: a randomized pilot study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Trial
- Effects of early rehabilitation on functional outcomes in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized controlled trial.The Journal of international medical research · 2022Trial
- Short-term effects of mobilization on oxygenation in patients after open surgery for pancreatic cancer: a randomized controlled trial.BMC surgery · 2021Trial
- Predictive Preoperative Score of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The impact of early physical mobilisation for the management and prevention of intensive care unit delirium: A qualitative study exploring patients' perspectives.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2026Article
- Early Mobilization and Rehabilitation Practices of Adult Patients Admitted to the ICU in Japan: A 1-Day Multicenter Point-Prevalence Study.Critical care explorations · 2026Article
- Physiotherapy approaches for pain control in patients who are critically ill.World journal of critical care medicine · 2026Review
- Saudi Guideline for Mechanical Ventilation in Adults.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciences · 2026Article
- Early mobilization to prevent ICU-acquired weakness in mechanically ventilated patients: an integrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of continuous mobility training versus hand bicycle exercise in individuals with prolonged mechanical ventilation: A randomized-controlled trial.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Ameliorative effects of multiple bedside-assisted exercise on the rehabilitation of mechanically ventilated patients.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- Early Mobilization Dose Reporting in Randomized Clinical Trials With Patients Who Were Mechanically Ventilated: A Scoping Review.Physical therapy · 2024Article
- The barriers to and facilitators of implementing early mobilisation for patients with delirium on intensive care units: A systematic review.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2024Review
- Inhalation Injury.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundMechanically ventilated patients often develop muscle weakness post-intensive care admission. Current evidence suggests that early mobilisation of these patients can be an effective intervention in improving their outcomes. However, what constitutes early mobilisation in mechanically ventilated patients (EM-MV) remains unclear. We aimed to systematically explore the definitions and activity types of EM-MV in the literature.
methodsWhittemore and Knafl's framework guided this review. CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, ASSIA, and Cochrane Library were searched to capture studies from 2000 to 2018, combined with hand search of grey literature and reference lists of included studies. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tools were used to assess the methodological quality of included studies. Data extraction and quality assessment of studies were performed independently by each reviewer before coming together in sub-groups for discussion and agreement. An inductive and data-driven thematic analysis was undertaken on verbatim extracts of EM-MV definitions and activities in included studies.
resultsSeventy-six studies were included from which four major themes were inferred: (1)
conclusionsThis review highlights the absence of an agreed definition and on what constitutes early mobilisation in mechanically ventilated patients. To advance research and practice an agreed and shared definition is a pre-requisite.
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