Open AccessRelationship between potential barriers to early mobilization in adult patients during intensive care stay using the Perme ICU Mobility score
Author(s) -
Esther Cecilia Wilches-Luna,
Christiane Perme,
Ada Clarice Gastaldi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian journal of respiratory therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2368-6820
pISSN - 1205-9838
DOI - 10.29390/cjrt-2021-018
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , observational study , correlation , mechanical ventilation , emergency medicine , mathematics , geometry
Identifying barriers to early mobilization is essential for the management of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our objective was to identify the potential barriers to early mobilization in adult patients using the Perme ICU Mobility Score (Perme Score) and its relationship with days of mechanical ventilation (MV) and length of stay in ICU.