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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Nov;15(9):821–827. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000250

Table 4.

Functional Status Scale (FSS) Domain Changes in Patients with Increasing FSS Scores.

Domain Change ≥ 3 Levels Domain Change = 2 Levels Domain Change = 1 Level
Patients With New Morbidities (FSS ≥ 3, n = 242)
 FSS Domain Mental Status 19 (7.9%) 21 (8.7%) 59 (24.4%)
 FSS Domain Motor 35 (14.5%) 83 (34.3%) 23 (9.5%)
 FSS Domain Sensory 16 (6.6%) 14 (5.8%) 34 (14.1%)
 FSS Domain Respiratory 51 (21.1%) 14 (5.8%) 45 (18.6%)
 FSS Domain Feeding 22 (9.1%) 116 (47.9%) 18 (7.4%)
 FSS Domain Communication 16 (6.6%) 21 (8.7%) 72 (29.8%)
Patients Without New Morbidities But FSS
Increase (n = 660)
 FSS Domain Mental Status 0 5 (0.8%) 55 (8.3%)
 FSS Domain Motor 0 92 (13.9%) 106 (16.1%)
 FSS Domain Sensory 0 5 (0.8%) 41 (6.2%)
 FSS Domain Respiratory 3 (0.5%) 19 (2.9%) 88 (13.3%)
 FSS Domain Feeding 2 (0.3%) 188 (28.5%) 63 (9.6%)
 FSS Domain Communication 1 (0.2%) 4 (0.6%) 46 (7.0%)