Physical Therapist Treatment of Patients in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Description of Practice

Peter D. Sottile; Amy Nordon-Craft; Daniel Malone; Darcie M. Luby; Margaret Schenkman; Marc Moss

doi:10.2522/ptj.20140112

Figures

Figure 1.

Percentage of physical therapy sessions with specific interventions in the neurological intensive care unit (NICU) and in the post–neurological intensive care unit (Post-NICU) setting. ROM=range of motion.

Figure 2.

Percentage of physical therapy sessions with specific interventions in the neurological intensive care unit by mechanical ventilation. ROM=range of motion.

Figure 3.

Percentage of physical therapy sessions with specific interventions in the neurological intensive care unit by intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. ROM=range of motion.

Tables

Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients by Diagnosis^a

↵^a Data are numbers (percentages) of patients unless otherwise indicated. SAH=subarachnoid hemorrhage, SDH=subdural hematoma, ICH=intracranial hemorrhage, NICU=neurological intensive care unit, IQR=interquartile range, ICP=intracranial pressure.
^b Ventilator days and ICP days were calculated for patients who needed mechanical ventilation or ICP monitoring only.

Table 2.

Characteristics of Patients in the NICU Stratified by Ventilator Status and ICP Monitoring^a

↵^a Data are reported as median (25%–75% interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated. NICU=neurological intensive care unit, ICP=intracranial pressure, GCS=Glasgow Coma Score.

Table 3.

Logistic Regression of Physical Therapy Interventions in the NICU at a Given Session^a

↵^a Age was not significantly associated with any intervention. NICU=neurological intensive care unit, CI=confidence interval, ICP=intracranial pressure, ROM=range of motion.