ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2019
Effectiveness of an early mobility protocol for stroke patients in Intensive Care Unit.
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- Association Between LACE+ Index Risk Category and 90-Day Mortality After Stroke.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2025Article
- Survivorship After Neurocritical Care: A Scoping Review of Outcomes Beyond Physical Status.Neurocritical care · 2024Article
- The Intersection of Health Rehabilitation Services with Quality of Life in Saudi Arabia: Current Status and Future Needs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Impact of intensive rehabilitation on long-term prognosis after stroke: A Korean nationwide retrospective cohort study.Medicine · 2022Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Early Rehabilitation After Stroke Using Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effectiveness, Safety, and Barriers to Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit.Critical care research and practice · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of an early mobility protocol for stroke patients in the intensive care unit.
methodsParticipants were patients with first or recurrent stroke (n=60, age=49.02+/- 6.36 years, body mass index=32.95+/-5.67 kg/m2) admitted to the intensive care stroke unit in general hospitals, Riyadh during October and December 2016. Single group pretest-posttest design involving an early mobility protocol was started within first 24 hours admission. Pre and post measurements of muscle strength, pulmonary function and quality of life were carried out.
resultsThere were significant improvements in muscle strength of upper and lower extremities` muscles after treatment (p less than 0.05), pulmonary functions including Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume 1 (p less than 0.05) and quality of life, namely, Barthel Index and modified Rankin Scale (p less than 0.01).
conclusionThis study demonstrates that initiating an early mobility protocol is safe and effective for intensive care unit stroke patients and supports introducing the current protocol as a standard protocol in neurogenic Intensive Care Units.
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