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Table 2 Characteristics of mobilized and non-mobilized patients

From: Teamwork enables high level of early mobilization in critically ill patients

 

ICU patient-days

EM performed

No EM performed

Sitting in chair

In bed PTS+

All sitting in chair

PTS+

PTS-

Total

709

527

337

190

83

99

Invasive mechanical ventilation (MV)

327

223 (68 %)

142 (43 %)

81 (25 %)

40 (12 %)

64 (20 %)

Severe sepsis/sepsis shock

241

166 (69 %)

102 (42 %)

64 (27 %)

28 (12 %)

47 (20 %)

Vasoactive drugs (VAD)

211

149 (71 %)

99 (47 %)

50 (24 %)

25 (12 %)

37 (18 %)

Renal replacement therapy (RRT)

115

76 (66 %)

59 (51 %)

17 (15 %)

11 (10 %)

28 (24 %)

Sedatives (SD)

260

193 (74 %)

122 (47 %)

71 (27 %)

22 (8 %)

45 (17 %)

MV + VAD

158

104 (66 %)

72 (46 %)

32 (20 %)

21 (13 %)

33 (21 %)

MV + VAD + RRT

77

46 (60 %)

38 (49 %)

8 (10 %)

8 (10 %)

23 (30 %)

MV + without SD

122

77 (63 %)

49 (40 %)

28 (23 %)

22 (18 %)

23 (19 %)

RASS −1 to +1

576

454 (79 %)

284 (49 %)

170 (30 %)

58 (10 %)

64 (11 %)

RASS >+1

25

21 (84 %)

18 (72 %)

3 (12 %)

1 (0.4 %)

3 (12 %)

RASS <−1

108

50 (46 %)

33 (31 %)

17 (16 %)

22 (20 %)

36 (33 %)

  1. Values expressed as number (percentage)
  2. MV mechanical ventilation, VAD vasoactive drugs, RRT renal replacement therapy, SD sedatives drug, RASS Richmond agitation-sedation scale, PTS+ physical therapy session carried out, PTS− no physical therapy session carried out, EM early mobilization