Benefits of Early Active Mobility in the Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study

Use of this mobility program resulted in a 3% decrease in the most recalcitrant patients in the MICU. This corresponds to a decrease of 1.2 per 1000 patient days. It is definitely both statistically and clinically significant. We believe this lays the groundwork for further work in this area. We have shown that properly trained nonlicensed professionals can safely and effectively mobilize patients in the ICU setting. This can represent a cost-effective way to introduce early mobility in the ICU setting.