Robotic Exoskeletons in Acute Care Therapy

Exclusion criteria

• . Cognitive or behavioral impairment that interferes with safe participation \[e.g., active delirium (positive CAM-ICU score) or unable to follow commands\].
• . Moderate vasopressor or inotrope requirements, including:
• . Sustained ventricular arrhythmias that require intervention at the time of upright mobilization.
• . Any active dose of angiotensin II
• . Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ≥ 10 cm H20).
• . Except for those with a femoral arterial balloon pump, all patients with existing femoral arterial lines at the time of ambulation are ineligible. However, patients with femoral intraortic balloon pump (IABP) may be considered if, in the judgment of the attending physician and physical therapy team, patient is appropriate for ambulation given patient's clinical status and IABP site and securement status, and if ambulation of appropriate patients with femoral IABP is consistent with local standard of care at the time of ambulation.
• . Skin disintegrity in proximity to the ORE frame
• . Participation in another interventional study that may confound outcome measures.