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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥18 years who are mechanically ventilated * An oxygen saturation of 88-94% or an arterial line Exclusion Criteria: * Mean arterial pressure \<65 * Heart rate \< 40 or \> 130 beats/min * Respiratory rate \< 5 or \> 40 breaths/min * Pulse oximetry \< 88% * Evidence of elevated intracranial pressure * Active gastrointestinal blood loss * Active myocardial ischemia * Pregnancy * Actively undergoing a procedure * Patient agitation requiring increased sedative administration in the last 30 mins * Insecure airway (device) * The patient was not ambulatory prior to hospitalization * The patient's body habitus and/or mental status make it unsafe to stand up * The patient has been placed on strict bed rest by the treating physicians