Of the 35 patients who required ICP
monitoring, 23 (66%) received physical
therapy while the ICP monitor
was still in place, for a total of 44
physical therapy sessions in the
NICU and 1 session with a lumbar
drain in the post-NICU setting. The
median time to ordering of a physical
therapist consultation was delayed in
patients receiving ICP monitoring
relative to those not receiving ICP
monitoring in the NICU (1.0 day
[25%-75% IQR=0.0-8.0] versus 0.0
day [25%-75% IQR=0.0-2.0] after
NICU admission, P=.04). Patients
who required ICP monitoring started
physical therapy later in their NICU
course than those who did not need
ICP monitoring in the NICU (5.0
days [25%-75% IQR= 2.0-15.0] versus
3.0 days [25%-75% IQR=1.0-
5.0] after NICU admission, P=.007)