Early mobilisation in patients with shock and receiving vasoactive drugs in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Henry Mauricio Parada-Gereda, Luis Fernando Pardo-Cocuy, Janneth Milena Avendaño, Daniel Molano-Franco, Joan Ramón Masclans

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility and safety of early mobilisation in patients with shock requiring vasoactive drugs in the intensive care unit (ICU).

DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

SETTING: Intensive care unit (ICU).

PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: Adult patients requiring vasoactive drugs who received early mobilisation in the intensive care unit.

INTERVENTIONS: A systematic search was conducted using the databases PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Medline Ovid, Science Direct, and CINAHL, including observational studies involving adult patients requiring vasoactive drugs who received early mobilisation. A meta-analysis was performed on the proportion of safety events and the proportion of early mobilisation in patients with high, moderate, and low doses of vasoactive drugs.

MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST: Feasibility, safety events, and the maximum level of activity achieved during early mobilisation.

RESULTS: The search yielded 1875 studies, of which 8 were included in the systematic review and 5 in the meta-analysis. The results showed that 64% (95% CI: 34%-95%, p<0.05) of patients were mobilised with low doses of vasoactive drugs, 30% (95% CI: 7%-53%, p<0.05) with moderate doses, and 7% (95% CI: 3%-16%, p 0.17) with high doses. The proportion of adverse events was low, at 2% (95% CI: 1%-4%, p<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Early mobilisation in patients with shock and the need for vasoactive drugs is feasible and generally safe. However, there is an emphasis on the need for further high-quality research to confirm these findings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)193-204
Number of pages12
JournalMedicina intensiva
Volume49
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2025

Keywords

  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Observational Studies as Topic
  • Early Ambulation/adverse effects
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents/therapeutic use
  • Shock/drug therapy
  • Critical Care/methods
  • Feasibility Studies

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