- Recommendation ID
- NG128/07
- Question
Early mobilisation and optimum positioning of people with acute stroke: How safe and effective is very early mobilisation delivered by appropriately trained healthcare professionals after stroke?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) Most people with stroke are nursed in bed for at least the first day after their admission to the stroke unit. The severity of limb weakness or incoordination and reduced awareness or an impaired level of consciousness may make mobilisation potentially hazardous. There are concerns about the effect of very early mobilisation on blood pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure. However, early mobilisation may have beneficial effects on oxygenation and lead to a reduction in complications such as venous thromboembolism and hypostatic pneumonia. There could be benefits for motor and sensory recovery, and patient motivation. The research question to be addressed is whether very early mobilisation with the aid of appropriately trained professionals is safe and improves outcome compared with standard care.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management
- Number
- NG128
- Date issued
- May 2019
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 30/04/2022 |