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

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