270RETROSPECTIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL CATHETERS ON MOBILITY AND AMBULATIONThis retrospective study aims to accomplish the following objectives: 1) describe the amount of mobility activity and the type of mobility activity that has been documented for patients who have an indwelling Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC); and 2) document the frequency of complications that occur with an indwelling PAC while a patient is participating in these activities. Collecting the required information is the first step toward achieving both of these objectives. Methods: All patients over the age of 18 who were admitted to the Cardiology Intensive Care Unit Between June 2010 and October 2012, 110 patients with in-dwelling PACs were included retrospective, descriptive study that was conducted at a single centre (CICU). The information concerning any and all documented mobility activities that each of these patients engaged in while receiving nursing care or while receiving skilled treatments from a physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist was compiled and analysed. These patients were receiving either nursing care or skilled treatments from a physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT). The PAC was operational for a period of time, and during that time, any complications that were brought up in relation to it were documented. The findings revealed that over the course of 29 months, 366 patients in the CICU who were fitted with indwelling PACs took part in activities such as bed mobility, transfers, ambulation, and climbing stairs. Participating in these mobility activities may lead to the following, there were no PAC-related reports of patients experiencing any complications. According to the findings, it does not appear that patients who already have an implanted PAC are at a greater risk of experiencing complications as a result of participating in activities that require mobility. This is the conclusion drawn from the findings of a study that was conducted in the United Kingdom. The idea that the CICU ought to have rehabilitation specialists on staff receives even more support from the aforementioned data. Future research will be required in order to evaluate the efficacy of physical therapy treatment for patients who have indwelling PAC. This evaluation will be possible only after further research has been completedReddy@gmail.comResearch322013Patients who have had catheters placed in their pulmonaryDr. Reddy Varaprasad babu D*Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Sree Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India