Early Protocolized Versus Usual Care Rehabilitation for Pediatric Neurocritical Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

s: Few feasibility, safety, and efficacy data exist regarding ICU-based rehabilitative services for children. We hypothesized that early protocolized assessment and therapy would be feasible and safe versus usual care in pediatric neurocritical care patients.

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Three tertiary care PICUs in the United States.

Patients

Fifty-eight children between the ages of 3-17 years with new traumatic or nontraumatic brain insult and expected ICU admission greater than 48 hours.

Interventions

Early protocolized (consultation of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy within 72 hr ICU admission, n = 26) or usual care (consultation per treating team, n = 32).

Measurements and main resu

SUBMITTER: Fink EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7112470 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature