Effect of Early Mobilization on Respiratory and Limb Muscle Strength and Functionality of Nonintubated Patients in Critical Care: A Feasibility Trial

Table 1

Characterization of sample, ICU length of stay, and adverse events.

N = 40	N (%)/mean (SD)
Age (years)	55.15 (19.16)
Gender (men)^†	26 (65)
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.41 (4.97)
SAPS III (scores)	41.68 (11.03)
SOFA (scores)	2.4 (2.36)
Etiology^†
Surgical	14 (35)
Clinical	26 (65)
Motive of hospitalization^†
Digestive system diseases	8 (20)
Metabolic diseases	5 (12.5)
Neurological diseases	5 (12.5)
Sepsis	3 (7.5)
Respiratory system diseases	1 (2.5)
Others	4 (10)
Use of oxygen therapy (yes)^†	7 (17.5)
Use of noninvasive ventilation (yes)^†	5 (12.5)
ICU length of stay (days)	3.13 (1.4)
Hospital length of stay (days)	13.35 (9.8)
Adverse events^†	0

BMI: body mass index. SAPS III: Simplified Acute Physiology Score III. SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. Variables expressed in mean (standard deviation). ^†Variables expressed in absolute frequency (percentage).