Physical Therapist–Led Ambulatory Rehabilitation for Patients Receiving CentriMag Short-Term Ventricular Assist Device Support: Retrospective Case Series

Laura McGarrigle; Jennifer Caunt

doi:10.2522/ptj.20150644

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Figure 4.

Individual domain median scores and median cumulative peak Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (CPAx) scores on ventricular assist device support. © Copyright of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Reprinted with permission.

Figure 2.

Risk assessment procedural flowchart—physical therapy mobilization of recipients of short-term mechanical circulatory support. VAD=ventricular assist device, MDT=multidisciplinary team, ACT=activated clotting time, APTT=activated partial thromboplastin time, IVs=intravenous injections.

Figure 1.

Patient flowchart and surgical outcomes. VAD=ventricular assist device, HT=heart transplantation, LVAD=long-term ventricular assist device.

Appendix 1.

Risk Assessment Documentation^a

^a UHSM=University Hospital of South Manchester, VAD=ventricular assist device, NHS=National Health Service, MDT=multidisciplinary team, pt=patient, exs=exercises. © University Hospital of South Manchester NHSFT. Reprinted with permission.

Figure 3.

Rehabilitation activities undertaken during mechanical circulatory support: mean (SD) number of times each activity was performed.

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Table 1.

Patient Demographics (N=10)^{^a}

↵^a MI=myocardial infarction, MVR=mitral valve repair, ECMO=extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, MCS=mechanical circulatory support, VAD=ventricular assist device, ICU=intensive care unit, LVAD=long-term ventricular assist device, HT=heart transplantation.

Table 2.

Data Related to Rehabilitation Activities

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