ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Days Alive and at Home After Critical Illness Hospitalization Among Older Adults and Its Association With Delivery of In-Hospital Rehabilitation
Main finding · DAAH 100Result — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.08 95% CI 1.04–1.08Authors' conclusion
In this nationally representative study of older ICU survivors, the average patient spent 95 of the first 100 post-discharge DAAH; delivery of greater amounts of in-hospital rehabilitation was associated with increased DAAH 100 after discharge.
Study context
- Population
- Community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 yr who survived ICU hospitalization (National Health and Aging Trends Study linked with Medicare claims, 2011–2019)weighted n = 5,330,486
- Participants
- 884 beneficiaries
- Exposure
- Units of in-hospital rehabilitation
- Outcome
- Days alive and at home in the 100 days after ICU hospitalization (DAAH 100): 100 minus all post-discharge days in ED, observation unit, inpatient medical, psychiatric, rehabilitation unit, skilled nursing or hospice facility, and post-death (ordinal)
- Follow-up
- 100 days after discharge
Methodological detailsnationally representative, linked Medicare claims
- Nationally representative
- Linked Medicare claims
Main finding
DAAH 100
Adjusted odds ratio
1.08
95% CI 1.04–1.08
Each hour of in-hospital rehabilitation
aOR 1.08 (95% CI 1.04–1.08)
Each hour of in-hospital rehabilitation, as printed
As reported in the abstract
- Median days alive and at home (DAAH) 100 (IQR: 58.4-100)
- 95
- Median units of in-hospital rehabilitation (≈1 hr), delivered over 6 days
- 4
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Days Alive and at Home After Critical Illness Hospitalization Among Older Adults and Its Association With Delivery of In-Hospital Rehabilitation. Crit Care Med. Published 10 March 2026. doi:10.
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