Factors Associated With Discharge Home Among Medical ICU Patients in an Early Mobilization Program.

Objectives: One goal of early mobilization programs is to facilitate discharge home after an ICU hospitalization, but little is known about which factors are associated with this outcome. Our objective was to evaluate factors associated with discharge home among medical ICU patients in an early mobilization program who were admitted to the hospital from home.

Design: Retrospective cohort study of medical ICU patients in an early mobilization program.

Non-circadian signals in the intensive care unit: Point prevalence morning, noon and night.

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) sleep disturbance is severe and potentially related to abnormal light and sound exposure.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of measures of light and sound disturbance in ICU patient rooms, and whether these could be modified by a sleep-promotion intervention.

Methods: This observational study with a before and after design for a quality improvement initiative surveyed environmental factors in ICU rooms at 01:00 08:00, and 12:00.