Table 3.
Characteristics of physical therapy sessions conducted with the 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
| Description | Any episode | Median (IR), if any |
|---|---|---|
| Duration in minutes, median (IR) | – | 49 (35, 80) |
| Median total number of physical therapy sessions (IR) | – | 2 (1, 3) |
| Day of first exercise session after critical care admission | – | 3 (2, 6) |
| Episodes of passive range of motion (patient did not participate) | 3 (14%) | 1 (1, 6) |
| Episodes of active exercise sessions with lower extremities | 9 (43%) | 2 (1, 3) |
| Episodes of sitting on edge of bed | 16 (76%) | 1 (1, 2) |
| Episodes of standing | 15 (71%) | 1 (1, 2) |
| Episodes of transferring to chair by weight bearing through lower extremities | 8 (38%) | 1 (1, 1.5) |
| Episodes of ambulating | 6 (29%) | 1.5 (1, 3) |
| Episodes of neuro chair transfer (passive) | 0 | – |
IR indicates interquartile range.