Mobilization and Rehabilitation Practice in ICUs During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Keibun Liu Kensuke NakamuraSapna R KudchadkarHajime KatsukawaPeter NydahlEugene Wesley ElyKunihiko TakahashiShigeaki InoueOsamu Nishida

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2022)

Mobilization rates for ICU patients across the globe are severely low, with the greatest immobility observed in mechanically ventilated patients. Although COVID-19 is not an independent barrier to the mobilization of patients with or without MV, this study has highlighted the current lack of mobility practice for all ICU patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.(299 words).

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
coronavirus disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome