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. 2020 Jun 20;23(1):1–7. doi: 10.1298/ptr.R0007

Table 3.

Cessation criteria for early mobilization and rehabilitation

Category Items and index Criteria for determination Remarks
Cessation was determined depending on the patient’s condition or request to discontinue or resume.
Nervous system • Reaction
• Facial expression
• Consciousness
• Agitation
• Voluntary movement of the extremities
• Postural adjustment
• Appearance of a clear bad reaction condition
• Appearance of agonizing expressions, facial paleness, and cyanosis

• Emergence of mild or more consciousness disorders
• Emergence of dangerous behavior
• Emergence of limb weakness
• Rapid increase in the amount of assistance
• Emergence of unretained posture
• Fall
• A state of drowsiness and chaos against a call
Subjective symptoms • Dyspnea


• Fatigue
• Complaint of sudden dyspnea
• Labored respiration

• Unbearable fatigue
• If the patient wants to stop
• Complaint of pain
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary thromboembolism
• Modified Borg scale score of 5-8
Respiratory system • Respiratory rate
• SpO2
• Breathing pattern
• Mechanical ventilator
• 5 breaths/min or >40 breaths/min
• <88%
• Sudden breathing effort
• Unsynchronization
• Backing
• Except for evanescent increase


• Evaluation of airway obstruction by auscultation
Cardiovascular system • Heart rate

• Electrocardiography

• Blood pressure
• Decreased heart rate and bradycardia
• 40/min or >130/min
• New arrhythmia
• Suspected myocardial ischemia
• Systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg
• 20% decrease in systolic or diastolic blood pressure
• Average arterial pressure < 65 mmHg
• Or >110 mmHg
• Except for evanescent increase
Device • Artificial airway
• Nasogastric tube
• Central venous catheter
• Chest drain
• Wound drain
• Bladder catheter
• Risk of removal (or removal)
Other • If the patient refuses
• If the patient asks for cessation
• Suspected active bleeding
• Surgical wound condition
• Properties of drainage
• Risk of wound separation