Current Practice and Barriers to the Implementation of Mobilization in ICUs in Japan: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

2023
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Hideaki Sakuramoto, Kensuke Nakamura, Akira Ouchi, Saiko Okamoto, Shinichi Watanabe, Keibun Liu, Yasunari Morita, Hajime Katsukawa, Toru Kotani. J Clin Med DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123955

Background: Limited information is currently available on the barriers to implementing mobilization at the bedside for critically ill patients. Therefore, we investigated the current practice of and barriers to the implementation of mobilization in intensive care units (ICU).

Methods: A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted at nine hospitals between June 2019 and December 2019. Consecutive patients admitted to the ICU for more than 48 h were enrolled. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively, and qualitative data were analyzed thematically.

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