Association between changes in disease severity and physical function after surviving a critical illness

A multicentre retrospective observational study.

Liu K, Hamagami T, Sugiyasu N, Fujizuka K, Kawauchi A, Yamada S, Ogura T, Hirata N, Tani T, Taito S, Ota K, McWilliams D, Katsukawa H, Kotani T Aust Crit Care DOI 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.03.011

Background: Whilst disease severity can significantly impact functional outcomes, the ability to predict the scale of this impact has not been consistent.

Aim: We aimed to investigate whether changes in disease severity within the first 48 h of ICU admission are more strongly associated with physical dysfunction than a single-time assessment of disease severity at ICU admission.