Gait speed is associated with death or readmission among patients surviving acute hypercapnic respiratory failure.

ABSTRACT: Death or hospital readmission are frequent among patients surviving acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF). Severity scores are not valid to predict death or readmission after AHRF. Gait speed, a simple functional parameter, has been associated with hospital admission and death in the general population. The purpose of this study is to highlight an association between gait speed at hospital discharge and death or readmission among AHRF survivors. Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Single Swiss tertiary hospital, pulmonary division. Patients were prospectively recruited to form a cohort of patients surviving AHRF in the intensive care unit between January 2012 and May 2015. Gait speed was derived from a 6 min walking test (6MWT) before hospital discharge. All predictive

SUBMITTER: Karege G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304813 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature