Objective: Early mobilization is safe, feasible, and associated with better outcomes in
patients with critical illness. However, barriers to mobilization in clinical practice still exist …

Background: The promotion of early mobilization following critical illness is tempered by
national reports of patient and institutional barriers to this approach. We carried out a survey …

Purpose. Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are generally confined to bed
leading to limited mobility that may have detrimental effects on different body systems. Early …

Objective: Early mobilization improves patient outcomes. However, diffusion of this
intervention into standard ICU practice is unknown. Dissemination and implementation …

Early mobilization of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is safe, feasible, and beneficial.
However, implementation of early mobility as part of routine clinical care can be challenging …

Objectives To determine the barriers and facilitators of early mobilisation in the Intensive
Care Unit. Background It is well established that mobilising critically ill patients has many …

Introduction Mobilising mechanically ventilated patients is safe and beneficial and improves
outcomes. However, early mobilisation is not widely practiced and barriers to its …

Growing evidence shows that early mobilization of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is
a safe and cost-effective strategy to improve patient outcomes. However, in ICUs where …

Purpose: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the literature related to mobilization of the
critically ill patient with an emphasis on functional outcomes and patient safety. Methods: We …

Background Early mobilization (EM) of patients on mechanical ventilation (MV) is shown to
improve outcomes after critical illness. Little is known regarding clinician knowledge of EM …