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The time to achieve mobility levels 2 to 4 decreased (P = .05). Intensive care unit length of stay decreased significantly in both phases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Implementing the American Association of Critical-Care early mobility protocol in intensive care units with ABCDEF components in place can increase mobility levels, decrease length of stay, and decrease delirium with minimal complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4037\/ccn2020632","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,31]],"date-time":"2020-07-31T20:09:03Z","timestamp":1596226143000},"page":"e7-e17","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":46,"title":["Implementation of an Interdisciplinary AACN Early Mobility Protocol"],"prefix":"10.4037","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Marilyn","family":"Schallom","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Marilyn Schallom is director, Heidi Tymkew and Donna Prentice are research scientists, Kara Vyers is a research coordinator, and Cassandra Arroyo is lead statistical analyst, Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Heidi","family":"Tymkew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marilyn Schallom is director, Heidi Tymkew and Donna Prentice are research scientists, Kara Vyers is a research coordinator, and Cassandra Arroyo is lead statistical analyst, Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kara","family":"Vyers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marilyn Schallom is director, Heidi Tymkew and Donna Prentice are research scientists, Kara Vyers is a research coordinator, and Cassandra Arroyo is lead statistical analyst, Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Donna","family":"Prentice","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marilyn Schallom is director, Heidi Tymkew and Donna Prentice are research scientists, Kara Vyers is a research coordinator, and Cassandra Arroyo is lead statistical analyst, Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carrie","family":"Sona","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Carrie Sona is a clinical nurse specialist, surgical\/burn\/trauma intensive care unit, Barnes-Jewish Hospital."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Traci","family":"Norris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Traci Norris is a clinical specialist, Rehabilitation Department, Barnes-Jewish Hospital."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cassandra","family":"Arroyo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marilyn Schallom is director, Heidi Tymkew and Donna Prentice are research scientists, Kara Vyers is a research coordinator, and Cassandra Arroyo is lead statistical analyst, Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2471","reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"2020080313210280700_b1-04000e7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"263","DOI":"10.1097\/CCM.0b013e3182783b72","article-title":"Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium in adult patients in the intensive care unit","volume":"41","author":"Barr","year":"2013","journal-title":"Crit Care Med"},{"key":"2020080313210280700_b2-04000e7","unstructured":"Society of Critical Care Medicine. 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