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Table 4 Physical therapy, survival and discharge data

From: Early mobilization of patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective cohort study

 

Total (n = 35)

BTT (n = 19)

BTR (n = 16)

Maximum PT score (median, IQR)

8 (2 to 8)

8 (6 to 8)

2 (2 to 8)

No. of PT sessions per patient (median, IQR)

5 (1 to 13)

13 (8 to 15)

1.5 (1 to 3.25)

No. of PT sessions/patient/week (median, IQR)

2.8 (0.5 to 7.8)

4.5 (1.4 to 7.8)

1.3 (0.5 to 6.4)

Time from initiation of ECMO to first PT session (days, median, IQR)

2 (1 to 4.5)

2 (1 to 2)

4 (1.75 to 5.75)

No. of ambulatory patients (n, %)

18 (51)

12 (63)

6 (38)

Maximum distance ambulated (ft, median, IQR)

175 (37.5 to 285)

170 (55 to 525)

195 (60 to 398)

Survival to transplantation (n, %)

NA

10 (53)

NA

Survival to discharge (n, %)

23 (66)

9 (90)a

14 (88)

Disposition of survivors (n, %)

   

   Home

13 (57)

4 (44)

9 (64)

   Acute rehabilitation

8 (35)

4 (44)

4 (29)

   Subacute rehabilitation

2 (9)

1 (11)

1 (7)

  1. aAmong those patients who survived to transplant. BTR, bridge to recovery; BTT, bridge to transplant; IQR, interquartile range; PT, physical therapy.