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Table 2 Interventions and co-interventions of patients with early mobility levels 4–7, 1–3 and 0

From: Association of early mobility with the incidence of deep-vein thrombosis and mortality among critically ill patients: a post hoc analysis of PREVENT trial

 

Early mobility 4–7

N = 85

Early mobility 1–3

N = 356

Early mobility 0

N = 1267

p value mobility 4–7 versus 0

p value mobility 1–3 versu 0

Number of patients receiving IPC at least for 1 day—no. (%)

46 (54.1)

190 (53.4)

677 (53.4)

0.90

0.98

Use of graduated compression stockings—no. (%)

1 (1.2)

3 (0.8)

9 (0.7)

0.48^

0.73^

Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis

     

 Prophylactic UFH

49 (57.6)

176 (49.4)

819 (64.6)

0.19

< 0.0001

 Prophylactic LMWH

39 (45.9)

205 (57.6)

556 (43.9)

0.72

< 0.0001

Anti-platelet therapy—no. (%)

     

 Aspirin

20 (23.5)

69 (19.4)

397 (31.3)

0.13

< 0.0001

 Clopidogrel

4 (4.7)

27 (7.6)

155 (12.2)

0.04

0.01

New renal replacement therapy—no. (%)

6 (7.1)

24 (6.7)

196 (15.5)

0.04

< 0.0001

Central venous catheters including dialysis catheters—no. (%)

     

 Femoral

8 (9.4)

51 (14.3)

283 (22.3)

0.0050

0.0010

 Jugular or subclavian

37 (43.5)

111 (31.2)

767 (60.5)

0.0020

< 0.0001

 Peripherally inserted central catheter

11 (12.9)

32 (9.0)

144 (11.4)

0.66

0.20

 None

35 (41.2)

196 (55.1)

345 (27.2)

0.0056

< 0.0001

  1. Continuous variables were not normally distributed and were compared using Mann–Whitney U test. Categorical variables were compared using the chi-square test or ^Fisher’s exact test
  2. IPC, intermittent pneumatic compression; UFH, unfractionated heparin; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; PE, pulmonary embolism