Are you mobilizing more patients in the ICU today than you were a year ago?
We asked this question of 20+ hospitals over the past 30 days and the answer may (or may not) surprise you. 100% of the ICU’s that were surveyed said yes! Many of the hospitals said that the increase was due to an increased awareness of early patient mobility and the benefit to patients while others said that their hospital has a formal Early Mobility protocol that they follow to mobilize and ambulate patients early.
A wide range of studies over the past several years have sought to measure the effects of mobilization on multiple factors including patient safety, ambulation capacity, muscle strength, functional outcomes such as activities of daily living, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, and mortality.
We are seeing more and more hospitals evaluate and implement the RoWalker early patient mobility device to help achieve their mobility goals. Today, the RoWalker is the gold standard to help address all phases patient mobilization. In addition to the opportunity to improve patient outcomes and reduce lengths of stay in the ICU, the RoWalker helps prevent patient falls and reduce risk of caregiver injury. One Physical Therapist commented that the seat flaps on the RoWalker made this a must have device for their facility/
Contact SPH Medical today to learn more about how the RoWalker can enhance your Early Patient Mobility program.
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