Cochrane · systematic review · CD008632
Exercise rehabilitation following intensive care unit discharge for recovery from critical illness
Connolly, B, Salisbury, L, O'Neill, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Emergency and Critical CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings for main comparison
Population: adult survivors of critical illness
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Functional exercise capacity Multiple different outcome measures used SF‐36 PF and AT (at 9 and 26 weeks) (Batterham 2014) SF‐36 PF and 6MWT (at 8 and 26 weeks) (Elliott 2011) ABC, Katz, TUAG (at 3 months) (Jackson 2012) SF‐36 PCS ( | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 6 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Health‐related quality of life Multiple different outcome measures used EQ‐5D and EQ‐5D VAS (9 and 26 weeks) (Batterham 2014) SF‐36 PCS and MCS (8 and 26 weeks) (Elliott 2011) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Withdrawals Participant withdrawal following randomization before or during receipt of the intervention because of consent or medical reason | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 341 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Adherence Participant completion of the intervention as described in the trial method | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 21 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Mortality Death at any point during the trial duration | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 483 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Loss to | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 483 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Other adverse events Non‐mortality | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 376 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |