Feasibility, safety, and resource utilisation of active mobilisation of patients on extracorporeal life support: a prospective observational study.

Stephan BraunePatrick BojesAnne MecklenburgFederico AngrimanGerold SoeffkerKatja WarnkeDirk WestermannStefan BlankenbergMathias KubikHermann ReichenspurnerStefan Kluge

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2020)

Active mobilisation (IMS ≥ 3) of ECLS patients undertaken by an experienced multi-professional team was feasible, and complications were infrequent and managed successfully. Larger prospective multicentre studies are needed to further evaluate early goal directed sedation and mobilisation bundles in patients on ECLS.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
randomized controlled trial
palliative care
risk factors
cross sectional
double blind