Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2020
Changes in Provider Perceptions Regarding Early Mobility in the PICU.
Early mobility in the PICU is safe and feasible. However, PICUs continue to meet barriers to implementing early mobility. PICU providers were surveyed before and after initiating an early mobility protocol to determine perceived barriers and continued challenges in performing early mobility. ⋯ Implementation of an early mobility protocol significantly changed provider perceptions regarding barriers to early mobility. Certain factors, such as staff availability, coordination difficulty, equipment shortage, and patient clinical factors, continue to be significant challenges to early mobility in the PICU population.