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;
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