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Published in final edited form as: J Intensive Care Med. 2019 Nov 5;36(3):343–351. doi: 10.1177/0885066619885838

Table 4:

Summary of Unadjusted Association of Six-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) with ICU Factors

ICU Factors No. of distinct studies Association with (6MWD) Assessment timepoint
3-month 6-month 12-month 24-month 36-month 48-month 60-month
Severity of illness (APACHE II score) 5 Negative


None
[12, 28]


[16]
[12]


[28, 29]
[12]


[28, 29]
[12] [12] [12] [12]


[2]
ICU length of stay (days) 4 Negative


None
[28]


[16] [12]



[12, 28, 29]



[12, 28, 29]



[12]



[12]



[12]



[12, 2]
Neuromuscular blocker 3 Negative


None



[28]
[28]


[29]



[28, 29]



[2]
Mechanical ventilation duration (days) 4 Negative


None
[12, 28]


[16]
[12]


[28, 29]
[12]


[28, 29]
[12] [12] [12] [12]


[2]
Systemic corticosteroid 3
Negative


None
[28]


[12, 30]
[28, 29]


[12, 30]
[29]


[12, 30], [28]



[12, 30]



[12]



[12]



[12, 2]

Abbreviations: ICU:intensive care unit; No: number;

a

Symbols used in table across time-points:

Negative association : i.e. worse walk results (statistically significant), numbers in square brackets are citation numbers

No association : no statistically significant association, numbers in square brackets are citation numbers