Table 2:
Six- Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) by study
| Author year, location | Patient population | Follow-up (in months) | N at follow-up | Mean±SD or Median [IQR] 6MWD (m) | Predicted 6MWD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright 2018, United Kingdom [31] | ICU | 3 | 32I,27S | 293 [124-444]I, 255 [120-337]S | NR |
| 6 | 28,25 | 374 [203-435], 321 [197-400] | NR | ||
| Wang 2017, China [32] | ARDS | 12 | 24E | 531±84 | 81±13 |
| 48N | 495±90 | 78±13 | |||
| Viana 2017, Brazil [33] | ICU | 3 | 20 | 273±126 | NR |
| Dinglas 2016, United States [14] | ARDS | 6 | 52 | 377± 145 | 65±24 |
| 12 | 42 | 415 ± 154 | 71±23 | ||
| Das Neves 2015, Argentina [34] | ICU | 3 | 59 | 434± 181 | 63±22 |
| 6 | 56 | 437 ± 166 | 116 ±176 | ||
| 12 | 57 | 481 ± 143 | 93 ±117 | ||
| Connolly 2015, United Kingdom [35] | ICU | 3 | 30 | 362 ± 146.9 | NR |
| Jones 2015, United Kingdom [15] | ICU | 3 | 72 | 310±151 | NR |
| Fan 2014, United States1 [12, 30] | ARDS | 3 | 99 | 320±138 | 53±22 |
| 6 | 117 | 338±128 | 57±21 | ||
| 12 | 115 | 355±138 | 60±22 | ||
| 24 | 112 | 371±151 | 63±25 | ||
| 36 | 92 | 402±125 | 70 [58-82] | ||
| 48 | 98 | 401±123 | 70 [56-82] | ||
| 60 | 103 | 399±122 | 71 [59-83] | ||
| Needham 2014, United States2 [29, 36] | ARDS | 6 | 158 | 368±139 | 64±22 |
| 12 | 149 | 388±159 | 67±26 | ||
| Denehy 2013, Australia3 [13, 16, 37, 38] | ICU | 3 | 100 | 383±143 | 78.7±26.9 |
| 6 | 89 | 398±161 | 72.5±27.4 | ||
| 12 | 79 | 422±154 | 78.7±26.9 | ||
| 48-60 | 48 | 508±118 | 70 | ||
| Chiumello 2012, Italy [39] | ARDS | 12 | 13 | 375 [335-445] | 71a; 73b |
| 13 | 400 [350-450] | ||||
| Elliott 2011, Australia4 [10, 40, 41] | ICU | 2 | 155 | 400 ± 167 | |
| 7 | 145 | 435 ± 157 | |||
| Herridge 2011, Canada5 [2, 28, 42, 43] | ARDS | 3 | 80 | 281 [55-454] | 49 |
| 6 | 78 | 396 [244-250] | 64 | ||
| 12 | 81 | 422 [277-510] | 66 | ||
| 24 | 64 | 416 [285-496] | 68 | ||
| 36 | 65 | 418 [311-474] | 67 | ||
| 48 | 57 | 406 [314-488] | 71 | ||
| 60 | 54 | 436 [324-512] | 76 | ||
| Masclans 2011, Spain [44] | ARDS | 6 | 38 | 368±69 | 60-65 |
| Schandl 2011, Sweden [45] | ICU | 3 | 52 | 512±144 | NR |
| 6 | 42 | 533±150 | |||
| 12 | 28 | 568±121 | |||
| McWiliams 2009, United Kingdom [9] | ICU | 2 | 38 | 424±111 | NR |
Abbreviations: ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit; I, Intensive rehabilitation group; S, Standard rehabilitation group; E, ECMO group; N, non-ECMO group; 6MWD, six-minute walk distance; n, number; NR, not reported; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; %, percentage.