Management of patient tubes and lines during early mobility in the intensive care unit

• DOI: 10.1016/j.hfh.2022.100017
• Publication Date: 2022-06-23T02:40:21Z
• Authors: Ellen Benjamin; Lindsey Roddy; Karen K. Giuliano
• Keywords: Staffing

The purpose of this study was to better understand the impact patient tubes/lines on early mobility therapy sessions for patients in intensive care unit (ICU). Early improves outcomes ICU, but its use is suboptimal. Significant barriers include risk dislodging tubes/lines, nursing workload, and staffing constraints. Secondary statistical analyses were conducted an existing quality improvement dataset collected during observation 22 four ICUs at two hospitals using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Spearman rho's calculations. Patients had average 8.6 tubes/lines. During each session, staff spent 12.4 minutes, or 61.4% total duration time, focused management positive correlations found between; 1) number amount time needed by organize manage them activities (r = 0.517, p 0.014), 2) required assist 0.630, 0.002). Patient tube/line has significant implications ICU workload mobility. Additional research how nurses other frontline mobilization ICU. Researchers, healthcare providers, engineers should identify strategies reduce