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Developing a Mobility Protocol for Early Mobilization of Patients in a SurgicalTrauma ICU
Joint Authors
Zomorodi, Meg
Topley, Darla
McAnaw, Maire
Source
Critical Care Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
As technology and medications have improved and increased, survival rates are also increasing in intensive care units (ICUs), so it is now important to focus on improving the patient outcomes and recovery.
To do this, ICU patients need to be assessed and started on an early mobility program, if stable.
While the early mobilization of the ICU patients is not without risk, the current literature has demonstrated that patients can be safely and feasibly mobilized, even while requiring mechanical ventilation.
These patients are at a high risk for muscle deconditioning due to limited mobility from numerous monitoring equipment and multiple medical conditions.
Frequently, a critically ill patient only receives movement from nurses; such as, being turned side to side, pulled up in bed, or transferred from bed to a stretcher for a test.
The implementation of an early mobility protocol that can be used by critical care nurses is important for positive patient outcomes minimizing the functional decline due to an ICU stay.
This paper describes a pilot study to evaluate an early mobilization protocol to test the safety and feasibility for mechanically ventilated patients in a surgical trauma ICU in conjunction with the current unit standards.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zomorodi, Meg& Topley, Darla& McAnaw, Maire. 2012. Developing a Mobility Protocol for Early Mobilization of Patients in a SurgicalTrauma ICU. Critical Care Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511957
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zomorodi, Meg…[et al.]. Developing a Mobility Protocol for Early Mobilization of Patients in a SurgicalTrauma ICU. Critical Care Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511957
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zomorodi, Meg& Topley, Darla& McAnaw, Maire. Developing a Mobility Protocol for Early Mobilization of Patients in a SurgicalTrauma ICU. Critical Care Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511957
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511957