Age and acute-severity illness portend daily activity dysfunction 6 months after hospital discharge.

摘要

To the Editor: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients can experience significant morbidity, mainly after prolonged hospi-talization.1 Nevertheless, there is no evidence of evaluation of functional capacity after hospital discharge, although it can theoretically be severely affected. The goal of the current study was to evaluate performance in activities of daily living (ADLs) of critically ill patients according to the Bar-thel index 6 months after hospital discharge.