Table 5 Outcomes by admission clinical frailty scale
Admission Frailty Score ≥ 5 (n = 17) | Admission Frailty Score < 5 (n = 32) | Total (n = 49) | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CFS on ICU admission: mean ± SD | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 3.8 ± 1.8 | < 0.001 |
CFS on hospital discharge: mean ± SD | 5.1 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 1.4 | 0.631 |
Change in CFS from admission to discharge: mean ± SD | − 0.5 ± 1.5 | 2.2 ± 1.7 | 1.4 ± 2.0 | < 0.001 |
CFS at 6-month follow-up: mean ± SD | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 3.7 ± 1.6 | 0.002 |
FI on ICU admission: mean ± SD | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | < 0.001 |
CFS 5 or above at hospital discharge: n (%) | 0.014 | |||
< 5 | 1 (5.9%) | 10 (31.3%) | 11 (22.4%) | |
≥ 5 | 8 (47.1%) | 14 (43.8%) | 22 (44.9%) | |
Unknown | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (12.5%) | 4 (8.2%) | |
Length of ICU stay (days): median (IQR) | 13.0 (9.0–20.0) | 6.0 (4.0–12.5) | 9.0 (5.0–16.0) | 0.030 |
Length of hospital stay (days): median (IQR) | 26.0 (17.0–38.0) | 24.0 (12.5–43.0) | 25.0 (13.0–39.0) | 0.644 |
28-day ICU-free days: mean ± SD | 7.2 ± 9.0 | 15.0 ± 10.3 | 12.3 ± 10.4 | 0.012 |
Hospital mortality: n (%) | 8 (47.1%) | 4 (12.5%) | 12 (24.5%) | 0.013 |
Discharge location: n (%) | 0.679 | |||
Home | 5 (29.4%) | 24 (65.7%) | 26 (53.0%) | |
Rehabilitation center | 2 (11.8%) | 4 (12.5%) | 6 (12.2%) | |
Long-term care facility | 1 (5.9%) | 2 (6.3%) | 3 (6.1%) | |
Other acute care hospital | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (3.1%) | 2 (4.1%) | |
6-month mortality: n (%) | 9 (52.9%) | 5 (15.6%) | 14 (28.6%) | 0.009 |
Six-month Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L Index): mean ± SD | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.005 |