Mobility Levels of Critically Ill Adult Patients and Extubation Success: A Cohort Study.

The reduced mobility in critically ill patients is still a reality in many intensive care units. This study aims to investigate if mobility level is associated with extubation outcome in adult patients. Prospective cohort study which comprised adults who had undergone initial invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours and were independently mobile before hospitalization.

Markers of Tissue Perfusion as Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

Background: Cardiac surgery patients may be exposed to tissue hypoperfusion and anaerobic metabolism.

Objective: To verify whether the biomarkers of tissue hypoperfusion have predictive value for prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay in patients with left ventricular dysfunction who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery.

Methods: After approval by the institution's Ethics Committee and the signing of informed consent, 87 patients with left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction < 50%) undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery were enrolled.

Association of the mobility level of critically ill adult patients with the success of extubation: protocol for a cohort study.

Introduction: Several factors contribute to the reduction of the mobility in ICU), such as the use of sedatives, severity, invasive devices, acute clinical instability, lack of resources, the culture of immobility, architectural barriers and the own weakness developed in the ICU. The need for ventilatory support is common in most of patients, and weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV) is an arduous process that requires the commitment of the entire team. Instruments that objectively assess the mobility of patients admitted to the ICU can be useful to identify the existence or not of an association between mobility and prognosis.