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Impact of High Dose Early Mobilization on Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes: A Secondary Analysis of the TEAM Trial

A. Serpa, Michael Bailey, Daniel Seller, Alicia Agli, R. Bellomo, Kathy Brickell, Tessa Broadley, H. Buhr et al.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2024

741 participants · 22 citations

Abstract

RATIONALE

Patients with diabetes represent almost 20% of all ICU admissions and might respond differently to high dose early active mobilization.

OBJECTIVES

To assess whether diabetes modified the relationship between the dose of early mobilization on clinical outcomes in the TEAM trial.

METHODS

All TEAM trial patients were included. The primary outcome was days alive and out of hospital at day 180. Secondary outcomes included 180-day mortality and long-term functional outcomes at day 180. Logistic and median regression models were used to explore the effect of high dose early mobilization on outcomes by diabetes status.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS

All 741 patients from the original trial were included. Of these, 159 patients (21.4%) had diabetes. Patients with diabetes had a lower number of days alive and out of hospital at day 180 (124 [0-153] vs. 147 [82-164], p = 0.013), and higher 180-day mortality (30% vs. 18%, p = 0.044). In patients receiving high dose early mobilization, days alive and out of hospital at day 180 was 73.0 (0.0 - 144.5) in patients with diabetes and 146.5 (95.8 - 163.0) in patients without diabetes (p for interaction = 0.108). However, in patients with diabetes, high dose early mobilization increased the odds of mortality at 180 days (adjusted odds ratio 3.47; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.67-7.61, p value for interaction, 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

In this secondary analysis of the TEAM trial, in patients with diabetes, a high dose early mobilization…

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Evidence Hub reads this as a secondary / pooled analysis, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 741 participants or records.

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