Progressive Mobility™ Therapy programmes
Healthcare professionals have long recognised the importance of positioning techniques, particularly for the prevention of tissue damage. More recently, however, the concept of positioning has become more accepted as the potential impact becomes more deeply understood by the multidisciplinary team. In many situations repositioning a critically ill patient is challenging – in one study 49.5% of patients did not move during an 8-hour period.¹
Caregivers are increasingly recognising that, with a Progressive Mobility™ Therapy programme, healthcare facilities can reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections, hospital length of stay and treatment costs.
Progressive Mobility™ Therapy refers to the concept of employing appropriate positioning techniques in order to:
- Assist in the prevention of complications of immobility such as ventilator associated pneumonia
- Assist in the treatment of complications of immobility
- Improve weaning success
- Improve patient psychological status
- Provide opportunities for orthostatic hypotension training
The TotalCare® Connect family of products are the only specialised support systems that offer the mobilisation therapies necessary for helping your patient to achieve increasing levels of mobility.
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Continuous Lateral Rotation Therapy |
Preliminary tilt table |
Sitting upright – from supine through 30°
head of bed elevation to FullChair® position |
Chair Egress™ position |
References
1.Vincent J.L., et al The Prevalence of nosocomial infection in intensive care units in Europe: Results of the European Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC) Study, JAMA 1995 274:8 639-644