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Functional mobility recovery predicts readmission to the surgical intensive care unit

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Acknowledgements

Members of the SICU Optimal Mobilization Team (SOMT): Flora T. Scheffenbichler, M.D.; Shannon Stillwell, DPT; Karuna Wongtangman, M.D.; Karen Waak, DPT; Xinling Xu, PhD; Nicola Latronico, M.D.

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This study was funded by an unrestricted grant from Jeff and Judy Buzen to Matthias Eikermann. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; preparation, review or approval of the manuscript; and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication (Grant Number 222302).

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  1. Maximilian Hammer and Stephanie D. Grabitz have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Maximilian Hammer, Stephanie D. Grabitz, Bijan Teja & Matthias Eikermann

  2. Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Bijan Teja

  3. Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Marjorie Serrano

  4. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Matthias Eikermann

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SICU Optimal Mobilization Team (SOMT)

  • Flora T. Scheffenbichler
  • , Shannon Stillwell
  • , Karuna Wongtangman
  • , Karen Waak
  • , Xinling Xu
  •  & Nicola Latronico

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MH, SG, BT, XX and ME were involved in study concept and design. All authors participated in acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data. MH, SG, BT and ME took part in drafting of the manuscript. All authors revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. MH, SG, XX and ME participated in statistical analyses. All authors took part in final approval of the version to be published. ME had full access to all the data in the study and is the guarantor for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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Maximilian Hammer reports no disclosures. Stephanie D. Grabitz reports no disclosures. Bijan Teja reports no disclosures. Flora T. Scheffenbichler reports no disclosures. Shannon Stillwell reports no disclosures. Marjorie Serrano reports no disclosures. Karuna Wongtangman reports no disclosures. Karen Waak reports no disclosures. Xinling Xu reports no disclosures. Nicola Latronico reports no disclosures. Matthias Eikermann received research support from Merck not related to this manuscript; he also received research support for this study from Jeff and Judy Buzen.

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Hammer, M., Grabitz, S.D., Teja, B. et al. Functional mobility recovery predicts readmission to the surgical intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med 46, 1054–1056 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-05972-0

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