Table 2.
Correlations between functional status and clinical variables
| Variable | FSS total score | |
|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient* | p value | |
| Age | -0.483 | < 0.001 |
| RACHS-1 | 0.437 | 0.001 |
| ECC duration | 0.359 | 0.018 |
| Postoperative length of ICU stay | 0.648 | < 0.001 |
| Postoperative IMV duration | 0.683 | < 0.001 |
FSS - Functional Status Scale; RACHS-1 - Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery-1; ECC - extracorporeal circulation; ICU - intensive care unit; IMV - invasive mechanical ventilation.
Spearman.