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dc.contributor.authorMcWilliams, D.
dc.contributor.authorWeblin, J.
dc.contributor.authorAtkins, G.
dc.contributor.authorBion, J.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, J.
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorWhitehouse, T.
dc.contributor.authorSnelson, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:41:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:41:38Z
dc.date.created2016-08-09T19:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMcWilliams, D. and Weblin, J. and Atkins, G. and Bion, J. and Williams, J. and Elliott, C. and Whitehouse, T. et al. 2015. Enhancing rehabilitation of mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: A quality improvement project. Journal of Critical Care. 30 (1): pp. 13-18.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4774
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.09.018
dc.description.abstract

Purpose: Prolonged periods of mechanical ventilation are associated with significant physical and psychosocial adverse effects. Despite increasing evidence supporting early rehabilitation strategies, uptake and delivery of such interventions in Europe have been variable. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an early and enhanced rehabilitation program for mechanically ventilated patients in a large tertiary referral, mixed-population intensive care unit (ICU). Method: A new supportive rehabilitation team was created within the ICU in April 2012, with a focus on promoting early and enhanced rehabilitation for patients at high risk for prolonged ICU and hospital stays. Baseline data on all patients invasively ventilated for at least 5 days in the previous 12 months (n = 290) were compared with all patients ventilated for at least 5 days in the 12 months after the introduction of the rehabilitation team (n = 292). The main outcome measures were mobility level at ICU discharge (assessed via the Manchester Mobility Score), mean ICU, and post-ICU length of stay (LOS), ventilator days, and in-hospital mortality. Results: The introduction of the ICU rehabilitation team was associated with a significant increase in mobility at ICU discharge, and this was associated with a significant reduction in ICU LOS (16.9 vs 14.4 days, P = .007), ventilator days (11.7 vs 9.3 days, P < .05), total hospital LOS (35.3 vs 30.1 days, P < .001), and in-hospital mortality (39% vs 28%, P < .05). Conclusion: A quality improvement strategy to promote early and enhanced rehabilitation within this European ICU improved levels of mobility at critical care discharge, and this was associated with reduced ICU and hospital LOS and reduced days of mechanical ventilation.

dc.publisherW.B. Saunders Co.
dc.titleEnhancing rehabilitation of mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: A quality improvement project
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume30
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage13
dcterms.source.endPage18
dcterms.source.issn0883-9441
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Critical Care
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This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

curtin.departmentSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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