Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Scoping review of early mobility in the intensive care unit following cardiac surgery
Authors' conclusion
There is heterogeniety in the extant CS ICU early mobility literature, specifically in early mobility definitions and modes, outcome measures, quality of intervention reporting, and consideration of sex/gender.
Study context
- Population
- Studies of early mobility in the intensive care unit (ICU) following cardiac surgery
- Participants
- 109 studies
- Outcome
- Characteristics of CS ICU early mobility literature (definitions, modes, outcome measures, CERT reporting, sex/gender consideration)
Methodological detailsMedline, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.org and cardiac surgery (CS) association websites searched from inception to January 2025
- Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.org and CS association websites searched from inception to January 2025
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Studies defining early mobility (day of surgery to within 2 weeks post-operatively)
43
Studies presenting findings disaggregated by sex/gender
2
Studies considering sex/gender in the discussion
13
Original publication
Scoping review of early mobility in the intensive care unit following cardiac surgery. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 29 September 2025. doi:10.
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