Cochrane · systematic review · CD010754

Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) for critically ill adults in the intensive care unit

Doiron, KA, Hoffmann, TC, Beller, EM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Emergency and Critical CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 9 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) versus usual care for critically ill adults

Population: critically ill, mechanically ventilated adults
9 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Physical function ‐ return to independent functional status at hospital discharge Defined as ability to perform 6 ADLs (bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, transferring from bed to chair, using the toilet) and walk independently,
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
RR 1.71 [1.11, 2.64]1 study · 104 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Physical function ‐ independent ADLs total at ICU discharge Functional Independence Measure (0 ‐ 6)
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 104 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Physical function ‐ Independent ADL total at hospital discharge Functional Independence Measure (0 ‐ 6)
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 104 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Physical function Barthel score (0 ‐ 100)
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 104 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Physical performance Acute Care Index of Function score at ICU discharge (0 ‐ 100)
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 42 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Physical performance Physical Function ICU Test score at ICU discharge
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 42 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Physical performance Short Physical Performance Battery score at ICU discharge
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 184 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Physical performance Short Physical Performance Battery score at hospital discharge
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 204 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Adverse events Proportion of participants with one or more events, or proportion of intervention sessions where an event occurred (falls, accidental dislodgement of attachments, haemodynamic instability, oxygen desaturation or any other adverse ev...
Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) vs usual care
no estimate extracted4 studies · 690 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision