Table 3. Time from pediatric critical care unit admission to physiotherapy; days [median, (quartile 1, quartile 3)].
Physiotherapy modality | All patients (n = 25) | In-bed cycling (n = 21) | Video gamea (n = 4) |
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Nonmobilityb physiotherapy (n = 20) | 2.5 (2, 3.75) | 3 (2, 4.5) | 2 (0, 2) |
Mobilityc physiotherapy (n = 5) | 4 (0, 6) | 5 (4, 6) | 0 |
Time to study intervention | 5 (3, 10) | 5 (3, 10) | 3 (2.5, 47.5) |
Includes the total number of participants who used each specific intervention including one patient who completed both interventions.
Nonmobility physiotherapy includes chest physiotherapy and passive range of motion.
Physiotherapy includes bed mobility, sitting at the edge of bed, transfers to chair or ambulation (Appendix 1). Participants may have received more than one type of physiotherapy.