Timing of ceiling lift–assisted out-of-bed sitting training and outcomes in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study
Main finding · Potential safety events per sessionResult — go to the resultRisk difference - 0.63% 95% CI - 1.51% to 0.25%Authors' conclusion
Early ceiling lift-assisted OBST was associated not with increased safety event rates but with improved functional outcomes and a shorter ICU stay.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged 18–80 years with ICU stay ≥ 24 h undergoing ceiling lift-assisted out-of-bed sitting training (OBST), ICU of Zhongda Hospital, Nanjing, China125 per group after matching
- Participants
- 396 adults
- Exposure
- Early vs late first ceiling lift-assisted OBST
- Earlyn = 136
- Laten = 260reference
- Outcome
- Rate of potential safety events per OBST session (non-inferiority, 2% absolute margin)
Methodological detailspropensity-score matched, non-inferiority, single-centre, Follow-up for 28-day post-ICU mortality completed in 96.4% of patients
- Propensity-score matched
- Non-inferiority
- Single-centre
- Follow-up for 28-day post-ICU mortality completed in 96.4% of patients
Main finding
Potential safety events per session
Risk difference
- 0.63%
95% CI - 1.51% to 0.25%
By group
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Estimate | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement in FSS-ICU scores | mean difference 1.31 points | P = 0.020 |
| ICU LOS | mean difference - 2.75 days | P < 0.001 |
| Number of OBST sessions | mean difference - 2.02 sessions | P < 0.001 |
Original publication
Timing of ceiling lift–assisted out-of-bed sitting training and outcomes in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study. Crit Care. Published 17 November 2025. doi:10.
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