The Perme Mobility Index: A new concept to assess mobility level in patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

Karina Tavares TimenetskyAry Serpa NetoAna Carolina LazarinAndreia PardiniCarla Regina Sousa MoreiraThiago Domingos CorrêaRaquel Afonso Caserta EidRicardo Kenji Nawa

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Patients' mobility level was low at ICU admission; however, most patients improved their mobility level during ICU stay. Risk factors associated with the mobility level were age, comorbidities, and use of renal replacement therapy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
emergency department
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
acute kidney injury
mechanical ventilation