Association Between Daily Average of Mobility Achieved During Physical Therapy Sessions and Hospital-Acquired or Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Critically Ill Patients
Qi W, Murphy TE, Doyle MM, Ferrante LE. Association Between Daily Average of Mobility Achieved During Physical Therapy Sessions and Hospital-Acquired or Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Critically Ill Patients. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2022, 38: 418-424. PMID: 36278257, PMCID: PMC10065937, DOI: 10.1177/08850666221133318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaHAP/ventilator-associated pneumoniaMechanical ventilation statusPhysical therapy sessionsPhysical therapyIll patientsChronic Health Evaluation IIBaseline ambulatory statusImproved physical functionIncidence of HAPProgressive mobility programRetrospective cohort studyTherapy sessionsAcute PhysiologyAmbulatory statusCohort studyMedical ICUEarly mobilizationHospital-AcquiredPrimary outcomeDecreased riskPhysical functionEvaluation IIRisk factorsProtective association