Effectiveness, Safety, and Barriers to Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit

Table 5

Safety measures for early mobilization in the intensive care unit.

Respiratory considerations	Cardiovascular considerations	Neurological considerations	Others
(i) Peripheral oxygen saturation >88%; (ii) Respiratory rate >5 bpm; (iii) <40 bpm; (iv) FiO2 < 0.6; (v) PEEP <10 cm H2O; (vi) Airway protection	(i) Heart rate >40 bpm and <130 bpm; (ii) Systolic blood pressure < 180 mm          Hg > 90 mm Hg; (iii) Mean arterial pressure >60 or <110 mm            Hg; (iv) No vasoactive medications; (v) No increase in the dose of vasopressor in          the past two hours; (vi) No myocardial ischemia; (vii) No arrhythmia; (viii) No repetition of antiarrhythmic             medications	(i) Level of consciousness,         no agitation; (ii) Not in coma; (iii) Following commands; (iv) Delirium; (v) Intracranial        pressure—not elevated	(i) No unstable fracture or bony          instability; (ii) Not under continuous           hemodialysis; (iii) No deep vein thrombosis; (iv) Body temperature < 38.5°; (v) No active bleeding

FiO₂, fraction of inspired oxygen; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure.