Functional independence and spirometry in adult post-intensive care unit patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To relate functional independence to the degree of pulmonary impairment in adult patients 3 months after discharge from the intensive care unit.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in one adult intensive care unit and a multi-professional post-intensive care unit outpatient clinic of a single center. Patients admitted to the intensive care unit from January 2012 to December 2013 who underwent (3 months later) spirometry and answered the Functional Independence Measure Questionnaire were included.

Results

Patients were divided into groups according to the classification of functional independence and spirometry. The study included 197 patients who were divided into greater dependence (n = 4), lower dependence (n = 12) and independent (n =

SUBMITTER: Abentroth LRL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8275088 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature