Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Weighted Blanket Study

Effectiveness of Weighted Blankets to Decrease Emergence Agitation, Sedation, and Vascular Complications in a Pediatric Cardiac Post Anesthesia Care Unit Following Cardiac Catheterization

This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of weighted blankets to reduce agitation in patients in the post-procedural phase after cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures in the post anesthesia care unit.

The study hypothesizes that compared to the traditional and current post-procedural strategy, weighted blanket use will reduce agitation and therefore lessen the need for additional sedation along with a reduction of post-procedure vascular complications.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization or electrophysiology procedure
• Post Procedure bedrest plan for greater than (>)2 hours
• Duration of recovery planned for 11th floor cardiac PACU

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients less than (<) 40 pounds (18 kilogram (kg))
• Patients > 220 pounds (100 kg)
• Recovery anticipated to not be in our cardiac PACU
• Posttraumatic stress disorder
• Claustrophobia
• Uncontrolled seizure disorders
• Open heart surgery within 30 days
• Severe pulmonary hypertension
• Severe asthma
• Sleep apnea requiring continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• Known diaphragm paresis
• Home vent/CPAP
• Restrictive lung disease (such as patients with scoliosis)
• Higher risk for upper respiratory airway occlusion (such as patients with Down Syndrome)
• Cast, brace or splint, fractures
• Degenerative muscular disorder (such as patients with cerebral palsy)
• Areas of impaired skin integrity
• Gastrostomy tube
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
• Tracheostomy
• Chest tube(s)
• PACU procedures required (within 1 hour post arrival): post operative (post op) echocardiogram, post op Xray, post op electrocardiogram