Practice patterns of canadian physiotherapists mobilizing patients with external ventricular drains.

Purpose: To describe current mobilization practices of Canadian physiotherapists when treating patients with external ventricular drains (EVDs).

Methods: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study design using an online questionnaire via SurveyMonkey. An email invitation and questionnaire link was distributed in March 2010 to physiotherapists currently working with this patient population in Neurosurgical Centres across Canada.