Benefits of Early Mobilization After Pediatric Liver Transplantation*
Objective:
To evaluate the impact of early mobilization after pediatric liver transplantation in the PICU.
Design:
A 70-month retrospective before-after study.
Setting:
Medical and surgical PICU with 20 beds at a tertiary children’s hospital.
Patients:
Seventy-five patients 2–18 years old who underwent liver transplantation and could walk before surgery.
Intervention:
We meticulously planned and implemented an early mobilization intervention, a multifaceted framework for early mobilization practice in the PICU focusing on a multidisciplinary team approach.
Measurements and Main Results:
There was a significant increase in the proportion of patients who received physical therapy in the PICU (66% vs 100%; p
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Clinical Investigations Source Type: research
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