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Journal of critical care · Apr 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialEarlier and enhanced rehabilitation of mechanically ventilated patients in critical care: A feasibility randomised controlled trial.
- David McWilliams, Charlotte Jones, Gemma Atkins, James Hodson, Tony Whitehouse, Tonny Veenith, Emma Reeves, Lauren Cooper, and Catherine Snelson.
- Therapy Services, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2WB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: David.Mcwilliams@uhb.nhs.uk.
- J Crit Care. 2018 Apr 1; 44: 407-412.
BackgroundSystematic reviews of early rehabilitation within intensive care units have highlighted the need for robust multi-centre randomised controlled trials with longer term follow up. This trial aims to explore the feasibility of earlier and enhanced rehabilitation for patients mechanically ventilated for ≥5days and to assess the impact on possible long term outcome measures for use in a definitive trial.MethodsPatients admitted to a large UK based intensive care unit and invasively ventilated for ≥5days were randomised to the rehabilitation intervention or standard care on a 1:1 basis, stratified by age and SOFA score. The rehabilitation intervention involved a structured programme, with progression along a functionally based mobility protocol according to set safety criteria.Results103 out of 128 eligible patients were recruited into the trial, achieving an initial recruitment rate of 80%. Patients in the intervention arm mobilized significantly earlier (8days vs 10 days, p=0.035), at a more acute phase of illness (SOFA 6 vs 4, p<0.05) and reached a higher level of mobility at the point of critical care discharge (MMS 7 vs 5, p<0.01).ConclusionWe have demonstrated the feasibility of introducing a structured programme of rehabilitation for patients admitted to critical care.Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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