Pre-Admission Predictors of Walking Independence in Critically Ill Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recovery of walking independence in critically ill patients is required for safe discharge home. However, the pre-admission predictors affecting this outcome in this patient group are unknown. This study aimed to identify these predictors.

Methods

We included subjects who required mechanical ventilation for at least 48 h and could walk before admission. We investigated frailty, cognitive impairment, and malnutrition risk according to the pre-admission health status. Walking independence was defined as the ability to walk for at least 45 m on level ground. The primary outcome was the association between the time to event from an ICU discharge to walking independence, and pre-admission predictors were analyzed using a Fine-Gray proportional hazards regression.

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SUBMITTER: Yoshinaga R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11469001 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature