Early activity in mechanically ventilated patients - a meta-analysis.

Background: In Norway, almost 8 500 patients received mechanical ventilation in 2019. We have investigated the effect of early activity in mechanically ventilated adults in intensive care units on the duration of ventilation, weaning time from mechanical ventilation, mortality, length of stay, and adverse events.

Method: We conducted a systematic literature search for randomised controlled trials in nine databases.