Barriers to Mobility in the ICU: Insights from Severe COVID-19 and Implications for Improving Patient Outcomes
Severe COVID-19 significantly affects ICU mobility, with COVID visits experiencing reduced mobility compared to non-COVID visits. These findings underscore the urgent need for innovative sedation protocols and ICU mobilization strategies to mitigate risks of ICU-acquired weakness, postintensive care syndrome, and other long-term disabilities. Addressing these challenges is critical to improving outcomes for all ICU patients facing barriers to traditional mobilization strategies and preparing for future pandemics.
Authors
- Irene L. Kalbian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-3603)
- Andrew Delgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-4096)
- Sofia Barchuk
- Adel Bassily‐Marcus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1131-8885)
- Miguel X. Escalón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-4360)
- Lisa Spielman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4340-7869)
- Neha Dangayach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-350X)
- Avniel Shetreat‐Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0309-233X)
- Laura Tabacof
- Stacey Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9113-8678)
- Roopa Kohli‐Seth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6082-1359)
- Kristen Dams-O’Connor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2506-0216)
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2025.100537
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00