Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
McMaster University
With
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network / Canadian Frailty Network
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Ontario Lung Association
Canadian Respiratory Research Network
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Adults admitted to a medical-surgical ICU within the 1st 4 days of mechanical ventilation (MV) and 1st 7 days of ICU, and
could ambulate independently before hospital admission.
You may not be if
Acute condition impairing patients' ability to cycle (e.g., leg fracture),
proven or suspected neuromuscular weakness affecting the legs (e.g., stroke or Guillain-Barré syndrome),
unable to follow commands in English pre-ICU,
temporary pacemaker,
expected hospital mortality \>90%,
unable to fit the bike, palliative goals of care, or persistent therapy exemptions in the 1st 4 days of MV (e.g., cardiorespiratory instability, active major bleeding)
