Study | Complications | |
---|---|---|
 | Kinetic bed therapy group | Control group |
Ahrens [17] | 21/118 patients were not tolerant of the bed | NR |
Bhazad [29] | NR | NR |
Kirschenbaum [23] | 6/17 developed pressure ulcers | 5/20 developed pressure ulcers |
Macintyre [7] | 1/53 patients were intolerant of the bed | Â |
 | 10% unplanned extubation | 2% unplanned extubation |
 | 2% loss of vascular lines | 0% loss of vascular lines |
 | 11% cardiac arrest | 2% cardiac arrest |
 | 23% new arrhythmia | 14% new arrhythmia |
 | 11% urinary tract infection | 27% urinary tract infection |
Gietzen [30] | NR | NR |
Traver [27] | NR | NR |
Whiteman [29] | 5/33 patients were not tolerant of the bed | NR |
 | 2/33 patients complained of neck or back stiffness |  |
deBloisbanc [19] | 3/51 patients were not tolerant of the bed | NR |
Nelson [24] | NR | NR |
Shapiro [25] | 4/16 patients were not tolerant of the bed | NR |
Clemmer [18] | NR | NR |
Fink [21] | 13/51 patients taken off the kinetic therapy bed due to problems with skeletal traction, increased intracranial pressure, compression of unstable facial fractures or intolerance | NR |
Demarest [20] | NR | NR |
Summer [26] | 1/41 facial ulcer | NR |
 | 1/41 frequent premature ventricular contractions with turning |  |
Gentilello [22] | Decubitus ulcers 29.6% | Decubitus ulcers 26.3% |