Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Early mobilization protocols for critically ill pediatric patients: systematic review.
- Care and rehabilitation
- Early mobilisation
- Medical
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Positioning
- Professional practice
This paper is from 2019, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
A systematic review of early mobilisation protocols described in paediatric intensive care, drawing on six observational and clinical studies of children aged 29 days to 18 years. It outlines protocol components such as progressive passive mobilisation, positioning, goal-setting with the team, and contraindication and interruption criteria, along with adjuncts such as cycle ergometry and virtual reality games. The authors emphasise individualised, development-appropriate interventions and the central role of the multidisciplinary team, noting that evidence of efficacy remains limited.
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