ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Inability to Sit-to-Stand in Medical ICUs Survivors: When and Why We Should Care*
Authors' conclusion
Inability to sit-to-stand affects about 36% of MICU survivors even at 3 months post-ICU discharge, highlighting rehabilitation challenges.
Study context
- Population
- Medical ICU (MICU) survivors able to sit-to-stand independently before the index hospitalization; six MICUs at a tertiary care hospital
- Participants
- 194 participants
- Exposure
- Inability vs ability to sit-to-stand at 3 months post-MICU discharge
- Outcome
- Inability to sit-to-stand independently (yes/no)
- Follow-up
- 3 months post-MICU discharge
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Inability to sit-to-stand
Upon MICU discharge
66%
1 month
50%
2 months
38%
3 months
36%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mortality at 12 months by inability to sit-to-stand at 3 months
| aHR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inability to sit-to-stand at 3 monthsIndependent of age, SOFA score, and ICU-acquired weakness | 4.2 (1.61–10.99) | |
| 0.050.21520Adjusted hazard ratio (log scale) |
- Mortality at 12 months by inability to sit-to-stand at 3 months — Mortality at 12 months with inability to sit-to-stand at 3 months
- 21%
Original publication
Inability to Sit-to-Stand in Medical ICUs Survivors: When and Why We Should Care*. Crit Care Med. Published 11 September 2024. doi:10.
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