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Table 2 Participant demographics and baseline information

From: CardiO Cycle: a pilot feasibility study of in-bed cycling in critically ill patients post cardiac surgery

Patient demographics

N = 23 patients

Age in years, median [IQR]

76 [11]

Males, n (%)

18 (78.3%)

Employment status, n (%)

 Retired

16 (69.6%)

 Employed full-time

2 (8.7%)

 Employed part-time

1 (4.3%)

 Other/unknown

4 (17.4%)

Surgical procedure, n (%)

 Isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

5 (21.7%)

 Single valve repair/replacement

2 (8.7%)

 Othera

16 (69.6%)

History of previous cardiac surgery, n (%)

6 (26.1%)

Pre-operative New York Health Association (NYHA) functional classification

 NYHA I

7 (30.4%)

 NYHA II

3 (13%)

 NYHA II

8 (34.8%)

 NYHA IV

5 (21.7%)

Pre-operative Canadian Classification Score (CCS)

 CCS I

13 (56.5%)

 CCS II

5 (21.7%)

 CCS III

4 (17.4%)

 CCS IV

1 (4.3%)

Pre-operative Functional Independence Measure Scores, mean (SD)b

125.5 (1.5)

Pre-operative Functional Status Score–ICU, mean (SD)

34.9 (0.3)

Pre-operative Clinical Frailty Score

 Very fit (1)

1 (4.3%)

 Well (2)

9 (39.1%)

 Managing well (3)

10 (43.5%)

 Vulnerable (4)

2 (8.7%)

 Mildly frail (5)

1 (4.3%)

 Moderately frail (6)

0 (0%)

 Severely frail (7)

0 (0%)

 Very severely frail (8)

0 (0%)

 Terminally ill (9)

0 (0%)

Pre-operative EuroScore II, median [IQR]

5.4 [7.8]

Number of days mechanically ventilated (routine physiotherapy)

98/150 (65.3%)

Number of days mechanically ventilated (cycling)

104/136 (76.5%)

ICU length of stay (days), median [IQR]

13 [21]

Hospital length of stay (days), median [IQR]

21 [29]

ICU mortality, n (%)

8 (34.8%)

Hospital mortality, n (%)

1 (4.3%)

Discharge location of surviving participants from hospital, n (%)

 Home

4 (28.6%)

 In-patient rehabilitation

4 (28.6%)

 Repatriation to home hospital

6 (42.9%)

  1. aMaximum FIM Score 126.0
  2. bOther surgeries include CABG plus valve replacement/repair, type A dissection repair, aortic root resection, double valve replacement/repair, Bentall’s procedure