Holding and Mobility of Pediatric Patients With Transthoracic Intracardiac Catheters

aacnjournals.org August 4, 2020

Pediatric patients with transthoracic intracardiac catheters can be safely held and mobilized out of bed.

A total of 1,358 patients had activity and positioning documented while transthoracic intracardiac catheters were in place.

The Cochran-Armitage test for trend revealed that out-of-bed documentation significantly increased after the new policies and procedures were initiated (P < .001). No major complications were noted resulting from patient mobility with transthoracic intracardiac catheters.