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Table 2 Checklist for contraindications to intervention

From: A comparison of standard occupational therapy versus early enhanced occupation-based therapy in a medical/surgical intensive care unit: study protocol for a single site feasibility trial (EFFORT-ICU)

- O2 Saturation < 90%

- Respiratory Rate > 30 bpm

- Fi O2 > 0.6

- PEEP > 10 cm H2O/ventilator dysynchrony

- Any rescue therapies (NO, Prostatcyclin, prone)

- Significant antihypertensive medications

- MAP (below target, various support measures)

- Bradycardia on significant pharmacological support

- Tachycardia > 150 bpm

- RASS > 2+

- Large open wound/uncontrolled active bleeding