In-Hospital Depressed Level of Consciousness and Long-Term Functional Outcomes in ICU Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Among critically ill patients, acutely depressed level of consciousness is associated with mortality, but its relationship to long-term outcomes such as disability and physical function is unknown. We investigated the relationship of level of consciousness during hospitalization with long-term disability and physical function in ICU survivors.

Design

Multi-center observational cohort study.

Setting

Medical or surgical ICUs at five U.S. centers.

Patients

Adult survivors of respiratory failure or shock.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Depressed level of consciousness during hospitalization was defined using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score (including all negative scores) by calculating the area under th

SUBMITTER: Mart MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9594861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature