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Early Mobilization Using a Mobile Patient Lift in the ICU: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Ginga Suzuki1, Hiromi Kanayama1, Yoshiaki Arai2
1Critical Care Center, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Omori Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Objectives:
To ascertain whether a mobile patient lift facilitates early mobilization in ventilated ICU patients.
Design:
A single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial.
Setting:
An academic ICU in Tokyo.
Patients:
Eighty patients were admitted to ICU and expected ventilation for at least 48 hours.
Interventions:
In the intervention group, in addition to the rehabilitation protocol received by the control group, patients were assisted in sitting, standing, transfers, and walking using the mobile patient lift.
Measurements And Main Results:
The intervention group predominantly stood faster than the control group (1.0 vs. 3.0 d, p < 0.01). The Intervention group also had significantly higher Functional Status Score-ICU scores at ICU discharge. However, the Medical Research Council score and Barthel index at discharge, length of ICU stay, and number of ventilator-free days did not differ between the two groups.
Conclusions:
The use of mobile patient lifts facilitates the earlier standing of patients on ventilators. This may contribute to patients improved physical function in the ICU.
Trial Registration:
The study protocol was registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) under the registration number UMIN000044965. Registered July 30, 2021.
