ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022
Early mobilization in intensive care unit in Latin America: A survey based on clinical practice.
Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Study Protocol: Protocol of Intensive Care Unit Graded Mobilization (PG-Motion) Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Exploring Early Mobilization Practices in Adult Intensive Care Units in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Early Mobilization in Pediatric Critical Care: Exploring the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Saudi Arabia.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The application of early mobilization (EM) in intensive care units (ICUs) has shown to improve the physical and ventilatory status of critically ill patients, even after ICU stay. This study aimed to describe the practices regarding EM in ICUs in Latin America. Methods: We conducted an observational, cross-sectional study of professionals from all countries in Latin America. Over 3 months, professionals working in ICU units in Latin America were invited to answer the survey, which was designed by an expert committee and incorporated preliminary questions based on studies about EM recommendations. Results: As many as 174 health professionals from 17 countries completed the survey. The interventions carried out within each ICU were active mobilization (90.5%), passive mobilization (85.0%), manual and instrumental techniques for drainage of mucus secretion (81.8%), and positioning techniques (81%). The professionals who most participated in the rehabilitation process in ICUs were physiotherapists (98.7%), intensive care physicians (61.6%), nurses (56.1%), and respiratory therapists (43.8%). In only 36.1% of the ICUs, protocols were established to determine when a patient should begin EM. In 38.1% of the cases, the onset of EM was established by individual evaluation, and in 25.0% of the cases, it was the medical indication to start rehabilitation and EM. Conclusion: This report shows us that EM of critically ill patients is an established practice in our ICUs like in other developed countries.
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