Table 3.

Criteria Identified at Participating Hospitals for Patients to Receive Weekend PT Services

Common Criteria
Patients with cardiorespiratory problems at risk for deterioration (n=35, 100%)
Early post-operative patients requiring PT services to prevent deterioration (n=32, 91%)
Patients requiring a mobility assessment to be discharged home over the weekend (n=30, 86%)
Additional Criteria Identified (not common to all facilities and in no particular order)
Acute fracture
Remain in the ICU
Require completion of initial assessment from previous day
Part of total joint network (TJN)
At risk of developing contracture
Require “chest check” with minimal or no risk factors
Require mobilization to prevent deterioration over the weekend
Require education with respect to their condition
Undergone recent shoulder or knee manipulation
Short-term rehabilitation
Pulmonary conditions
Burns
Spinal cord injury
Hip fracture
Pre-operative assessments
Neurological trauma
Cardiovascular trauma
Patients with frostbite
Patients who require gait training
Patients who require ROM exercises