Table 2.
Characteristics of 21 randomly selected patients who participated in physical therapy sessions in the medical-surgical or cardiac intensive care unit between May 2012 and May 2013
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 60.4 ± 15.4 |
| Male | 10 (48%) |
| Ventilator | 12 (57%) |
| Non-Hispanic Caucasian | 12 (63%) |
| Body mass index, mean ± SD (kg/m2) | 30.0 ± 12.7 |
| Insurance | |
| Medicare | 12 (57%) |
| Private | 9 (43%) |
| Admitting unit | |
| Intensive care unit | 9 (43%) |
| Cardiovascular intensive care unit | 12 (57%) |
| Days in hospital, median (IR) | 10 (6, 18) |
| Days in ICU, median (IR) | 9 (5, 18) |
| Able to ambulate prior to ICU admission | 17 (81%) |
| Severity criteria as of day 3 of ICU stay | |
| On a ventilator | 7 (33%) |
| Postoperative | 7 (33%) |
| Received continuous renal replacement therapy | 2 (10%) |
| On a vasopressor | 9 (43%) |
| Unable to follow commands | 5 (26%) |
ICU indicates intensive care unit; IR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.