Table 1 Cohort characteristics (N = 14)

Age, years

63 [50–76]

Female, n (%)

8 (53%)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

29 [24–33]

Comorbidities

 Chronic respiratory disease^*

2 (14%)

 Chronic liver disease

3 (21%)

 Chronic kidney disease

1 (7%)

 Diabetes Mellitus

4 (29%)

 Cerebrovascular disease or dementia

2 (14%)

 History of malignancy

3 (21%)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

3 [0–6]

Duke Activity Status Index Score at ICU Admission^†

25.8 [20.8–43.4]

Estimated VO_2Peak (ml/kg/min) at ICU admission^‡

20.7 [18.5–28.2]

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

14 (100%)

Duration of mechanical ventilation, days

2 [1–3]

Need for vasopressors at ICU admission

6 (43%)

SOFA Score at ICU Admission

10 [8–11]

ICU length of stay, days

5 [3–8]

ICU type, n (%)

 Medical

6 (43%)

 Surgical

5 (36%)

 Trauma

3 (21%)