Table 2 Comparison of the clinical outcomes between study groups
| Â | Total (n = 132) | Gait independence (n = 84) | Gait dependence (n = 48) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICU and hospital outcome | ||||
 Time to first rehabilitation (day) | 2 [2–4] | 2 [2–4] | 3 [2–4] | 0.906 |
 Duration of mechanical ventilation (day) | 5 [3–7] | 5 [3–7] | 5 [4–8] | 0.211 |
 Time to first out-of-bed mobilization (day) | 6 [4–9] | 6 [4–10] | 6 [4–9] | 0.151 |
 Highest reach IMS at ICU entry | 4 [3–5] | 3 [3–5] | 3 [3–6] | 0.089 |
 Delirium, n (%) | 51 (38.6) | 23 (27.7) | 28 (58.3) | < .0001 |
 MRC sum-score at ICU discharge | 45 [36–48] | 48 [36–54] | 36 [28–48] | < .0001 |
 ICU-AW at ICU discharge, n (%) | 66 (50.0) | 36 (42.9) | 30 (62.5) | < .0001 |
 ICU length of stay (day) | 8 [5–11] | 7 [5–11] | 8 [6–12] | 0.025 |
 Hospital length of stay (day) | 40 [22–59] | 41 [21–61] | 40 [22–57] | 0.909 |
 Discharge to home, n (%) | 81 (61.4) | 60 (71.4) | 21 (43.8) | < .0001 |
Early mobilization levels, session (%) | ||||
 Level 3 | 121 (70.5) | 76 (69.1) | 44 (73.3) | 0.560 |
 Level 4 | 41 (24.1) | 27 (24.5) | 14 (23.3) | 0.859 |
 Level 5 | 9 (5.4) | 7 (6.4) | 2 (3.4) | 0.495 |
 Total session for levels 3 to 5 | 170 | 110 | 60 | – |
Adverse event during ICU rehabilitation, n (%) | ||||
 Cardiopulmonary arrest | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
 Fall to knees or ground | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
 Inadvertent removal of medical devices | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
 Desaturation | 4 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (6.0) | 0.255 |
 Tachypnea or bradypnea | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.0) | – |
 Tachycardia or bradycardia | 4 (1.8) | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0) | – |
 Hypertension or hypotension | 10 (4.4) | 4 (3.6) | 3 (6.0) | 0.512 |
 New arrhythmia | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |