Table 2.

ICU outcomes, physical function, and symptom burden at ICU discharge (Analysis 1).

Factor	Overall (n = 64)	Short IMV (n = 34; 53%)	Prolonged IMV (n = 30; 47%)	P value
Time to first mobilize (days)	9 [7–13]	7 [5–8]	12 [11–20]	< 0.001
ICU LOS (days)	11 [8–18]	8 [6–10]	19 [13–31]	< 0.001
ICU Mobility Scale at ICU discharge	3 [1–4]	3 [1–5]	3 [1–3]	0.170
Physical function at ICU discharge
MRC sum score (points)	56 [46–60]	60 [58–60]	51 [32–55]	< 0.001
< 48 points	18 (28.1)	4 (11.8)	14 (46.7)	0.002
Handgrip strength (kg)	15.2 [8.4–22.5]	18.0 [11.3–24.5]	10.6 [6.1–16.5]	0.003
Male < 11 kg, female < 7 kg	18 (28.1)	5 (14.7)	13 (43.3)	0.011
Male < 28 kg, female < 18 kg	54 (88.5)	26 (78.8)	28 (100.0)	0.013
Grip and release test score (/10 s)	17 [10–23]	17 [10–23]	16 [8–22]	0.481
Foot tapping test score (/10 s)	14 [9–20]	15 [11–18]	12 [0–21]	0.181
ESAS sum score at ICU discharge (points)	19 [8–33]	19 [5–32]	19 [9–33]	0.415
Post-ICU LOS (days)	4 [1–7]	4 [2–6]	4 [0–7]	0.532
Readmitted to ICU (%)	5 (7.8)	1 (2.9)	4 (13.3)	0.177
Discharged home (%)	15 (23.4)	11 (32.4)	26 (13.3)	0.085
Barthel Index at hospital discharge	15 [0–75]	25 [5–85]	5 [0–45]	0.040

ESAS edmonton symptom assessment system, ICU intensive care unit, LOS length of stay, MRC medical research council, IMV invasive mechanical ventilation.

Values are expressed as n (%) or median [interquartile range].