INTRODUCTION: Hospitals are under pressure to provide care that not only shortens hospital length of stay but also reduces subsequent hospital admissions. Hospital readmissions have received increased attention in outcome reporting. The authors identified survivors of @entity1576 who then required subsequent hospitalization. A cohort of @entity1576 survivors, who participated in an early intensive care unit (ICU) mobility program, was assessed to determine if variables from the index hospitalization predict hospital readmission or @entity204 , within 12 months of hospital discharge. METHODS: Hospital database and responses to letters mailed to 280 @entity1576 survivors. Univariate predictor variables shown to be associated with hospital readmission or @entity204 (P < 0.1) were included in a multiple logistic regression. A stepwise selection procedure was used to identify significant variables (P < 0.05). RESULTS: Of the 280 survivors, 132 (47%) had at least 1 readmission or died within the first year, 126 (45%) were not readmitted and 22 (8%) were lost to follow-up. Tracheostomy [odds ratio (OR), 4.02 (95%CI, 1.72-9.40)], female gender [OR, 1.94 (95%CI, 1.13-3.32)], a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index assessed upon index hospitalization discharge [OR, 1.15 (95%CI, 1.01-1.31)] and lack of early ICU mobility therapy [OR, 1.77 (95%CI, 1.04-3.01)] predicted readmission or @entity204 in the first year postindex hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Tracheostomy, female gender, higher Charlson Comorbidity Index and lack of early ICU mobility were associated with readmissions or @entity204 during the first year. Although the mechanisms of increased hospital readmission are unclear, these findings may provide further support for early ICU mobility for @entity1 with @entity1576 .

Receiving early mobility during an intensive care unit admission is a predictor of improved outcomes in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death'] @entity1576 :: ('MESH:D012131', 'Disease') :: ['acute respiratory failure']
@entity1576 :: (MESH:D012131,Disease) :: ['acute respiratory failure']
