Table 4 Limiting factors to early mobilization
From: Teamwork enables high level of early mobilization in critically ill patients
Limiting factors to | ||
|---|---|---|
Bed-to-chair transfer | Physical therapy sessions | |
182 out of 709 (26 %) | 744 out of 1418 (52 %) | |
Patient-dependent limiting factors | ||
Severe physiological instability | 42 (23 %) | 42 (6 %) |
Hemodynamic instability | 21 | 9 |
Respiratory instability | 5 | 27 |
Neurological instability | 16 | 6 |
Patient refusal | 26 (14 %) | 62 (8 %) |
Patient-independent limiting factor | ||
ICU interventions | 45 (25 %) | 49 (7 %) |
Surgery (transferred to OR) | 16 | 16 |
Medical/imaging procedures | 17 | 22 |
Nurse procedures | 12 | 13 |
Insufficient staff (weekend) | 11 (6 %) | 396 (53 %) |
Insufficient staff (weekdays) | 0 (0 %) | 16 (2 %) |
No reported physical therapist consultation during week | – | 177 (24 %) |
Unspecified | 58 (32 %) | 2 (0 %) |