POD 1 POD 2 POD 3 POD 4 Mobilization to sitting on bed or in a chair 60% 53% 40% 29% Mobilization to standing 18% 64% 47% 22% Mobilization to walking in the room 13% 44% 47% 36% Mobilization to walking in the corridor 7% 38% 51% 51% Thoracic/upper extremities ROM, unilateral 18% 20% 24% 31% Thoracic/upper extremities ROM, bilateral 27% 38% 44% 51% Exercises for the lower extremities 49% 67% 64% 56% Data shown as % of physical therapists (n=45). POD: Postoperative day; ROM: Range of motion

Table 2: Physical therapy-supervised mobilization and range of motion exercises usually provided to cardiac surgery patients during the first postoperative days.