Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Feb 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyInfluence of the initial level of consciousness on early, goal-directed mobilization: a post hoc analysis.
Early mobilization within 72 h of intensive care unit (ICU) admission improves functional status at hospital discharge. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of early, goal-directed mobilization in critically ill patients across a broad spectrum of initial consciousness levels. ⋯ This post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial suggests that early, goal-directed mobilization in patients with an impaired initial conscious state (GCS ≤ 8) is not harmful but effective.