Research Article
Effects of the High-Intensity Early Mobilization on Long-Term Functional Status of Patients with Mechanical Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit
Table 4
Comparison for outcomes between two groups.
| Variable | Intervention group (n = 66) | Control group (n = 66) | t/z/ | |
| Intensity of physiotherapy | | | 23.392 | <0.001 | Level 1∼level 2 | 10 (15.2) | 33 (50.0) | | | Level 3 | 15 (22.7) | 17 (25.8) | | | Level 4∼level 5 | 41 (62.1) | 16 (24.2) | | | Mean intensity of physiotherapy | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 2.6 ± 1.2 | 5.353 | <0.001 | ICU mobility scale | 4.7 ± 2.6 | 3.0 ± 2.6 | 3.836 | <0.001 | Perme score | 17.6 ± 7.1 | 12.2 ± 8.5 | 3.980 | <0.001 | MRC-SS | 50.3 ± 11.7 | 37.3 ± 18.6 | 4.785 | <0.001 | ICU-acquired weakness | 11 (17.2) | 31 (54.4) | 18.408 | <0.001 | Length of ICU stay (d) | 12.5 (5.8, 21.0) | 12 (8.0, 26.0) | −0.859 | 0.390 | Duration of mechanical ventilation (d) | 6.7 ± 4.7 | 8.9 ± 8.0 | −1.935 | 0.055 | Delirium incidence | 12 (18.2) | 24 (36.4) | 5.500 | 0.019 | Venous thrombosis | 11 (16.7) | 12 (18.2) | 0.053 | 0.819 | Ventilator-associated pneumonia | 3 (4.5) | 4 (6.1) | 0.000 | 1.000 | In-ICU mortality | 2 (3.0) | 9 (13.6) | 4.860 | 0.027 |
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MRC-SS, Medical Research Council sum score; ICU-acquired weakness, defined by MRC-SS <48. Data described in mean ± SD, absolute number (%).
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