Current Physical Therapy Practice in the Intensive Care Unit in Saudi Arabia: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 3

Preferred physical therapy approach in ICU.

Common clinical cases in ICU	Cardiopulmonary physical therapy	Passive range of motion exercises	Positioning	Exercises	Functional activities	Functional electrical stimulation
Major stroke	6.00 ± 1.10	9.31 ± 1.69	7.60 ± 1.39	9.58 ± 1.67	5.96 ± 1.86	3.06 ± 1.65
Respiratory failure	9.79 ± 0.19	6.15 ± 1.14	6.35 ± 0.95	3.46 ± 1.84	3.81 ± 2.03	2.33 ± 1.26
Vertebral fracture	5.41 ± 1.91	3.73 ± 1.90	4.60 ± 1.81	3.35 ± 1.75	3.17 ± 1.92	1.50 ± 0.96
Congestive heart failure	6.02 ± 1.43	3.38 ± 1.76	4.52 ± 1.74	3.87 ± 1.72	3.73 ± 1.86	1.50 ± 0.87
Intubated with pulmonary infection	8.71 ± 1.66	2.98 ± 1.81	4.40 ± 1.79	4.02 ± 1.84	2.90 ± 1.49	1.46 ± 0.90
Road traffic accident	2.04 ± 1.57	3.10 ± 1.74	3.69 ± 2.09	3.67 ± 1.77	3.65 ± 1.79	1.44 ± 0.87

The values are mean ± SD of a Likert score (from 1 (very unlikely) to 10 (very likely).