Resources

MAC System Citations

  • (1) Nicos Labropoulos, Karen K. Giuliano, Alfonso J. Tafur, Joseph A. Caprini, Comparison of a nonpneumatic device to four currently available intermittent pneumatic compression devices on common femoral blood flow dynamics, Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 2021​

Culture of Immobility Citations

  • (2) Kleinpell RM, Fletcher K, Jennings BM. Reducing functional decline in hospitalized elderly. In: Hughes RG, ed. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2088:251-265.

  • (3) Schweickerrt WD, Pohlman MC, Pohlman AS, et al. Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. May 30 2009;373(9678):1874-1882. doi:10.1016/s1040-6736(09)60658-9

  • (4) Titsworth WL, Hester J, Correia T, et al. The effort of increased mobility on morbidity in the neurointensive care unit. J Neruosurg. Jun 2012;116(6):1379-1388. doi:10.3171/2012.2.Jns111881

  • (5) Nydahl P, Sricharoenchai T, Chandra S, et al. Safety of Patient mobilization and rehabilitation in the intensive care unit. Systematic review with meta-analysis. Ann Am Thora Soc. May 2017;14(5):766-777. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201611-843SR

  • (6) Hastings, Susan, Zullig, Leah. Mobilizing Hospitals to Mobilize Patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Oct;68(10)2202-4. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16698

  • (7) Greysen SR, Patel MS. Annals for Hospitalists inpatient notes: bedrest is toxic - why mobility matters in the hospital. Ann Intern Med. 2018;169.

  • (8) Stutzbach, J., Jones, J., Taber, A., Recicar, J., Burke, R.E., & Stevens-Lapsley, J. (2021). Systems approach is needed for in-hospital mobility: A qualitative metasynthesis of patient and clinician perspectives. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102(5), 984-998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.09.370

  • (9) Javed MJ, Davis DD. Assisting Patients With Mobility. [Updated 2023 May 1]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559100/

  • (10) Estimating the Additional Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Content last review November 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-results.html

ELEVATE Patient Positioner Citations

  • (11)Berlowitz, D., VAnDeusen Lukas, C., Parker, V., et al (content last reviewed Oct .2014). Preventing Pressure Ulcers index.html

  • (12) Bauer K, Rock K, Nazzal M, Jones O, Qu W. Pressure ulcers in the United States' inpatient population from 2008 to 2012: results of a retrospective nationwide study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2016;62(11):30‐38.

  • (13) Estimating the Additional Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Content last review November 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-results.html

  • (14) Padula, WV, Delarmente, BA. The national costs of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in the United States. Int Wound J. 2019; 16: 634-640. http:ss/doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13071.

  • (15) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2023, May 13). Bedsores (pressure ulcers). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bed-sores/symptoms-causes/syc-20355893.

  • (16) Evidence-based medicine: pressure sores. Cushing CA, Phillips LG. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;132:1720-1732.

  • (17) Tuohy-Main K. (1997). Why manual handling should be eliminated for resident and caregiver safety. Geriaction. 15,10-14.

  • (18) Nelson, A.L., Motacki, K, Menzel, N. (2009). The Illustrated Guide to Sage Patient Handling and Movement. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

  • (19) Smedley, J. et.al. (1995). Manual handling activities and risk of low back pain in nurses. Occupational Environmental Medicine; 52(3), 16-3.

  • (20) Nelson, A.L., Motacki, K, Menzel, N. (2009). The Illustrated Guide to Sage Patient Handling and Movement. New York, NY: Springer Publishing

The Clotting Problem Citations

  • (21) Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Content last reviewed November 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-re

  • (22) Holdsworth, M., Welch, S., Borrego, M., Spyropoulos, A., & Mahan, C. (2011b). Deep-vein thrombosis: A United States cost model for a preventable and costly adverse event. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 106(09), 405–415. https://doi.org/10.1160/th11-02-0132

  • (23) Society of Hospital Medicine, Maynard GA, Stein JM, US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Preventing hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism: a guide for effective quality improvement. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Dept. of Health and Human Services; 2008.