Table 6 |
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Studies describing relationship between Grip Strength (GS) and Hospital Length of Stay (LOS). |
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AUTHOR |
GS of LOS "Controls" (kg or %) |
Control LOS (mean days ± SD) |
GS of LOS "comparators" (kg or %) |
Comparator LOS (mean days ± SD) |
Log-rank test? |
LOS and Handgrip strength associated? |
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Mahalakshmi [10] |
< 85% |
12.8 ± 6.6 |
> 85% |
9.3 ± 3.4 |
NO |
YES |
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Cook [17] |
Male < 32 kg Female < 20.5 kg |
8.1 ± 10 |
Male > 32 kg Female > 20.5 kg |
6.8 ± 7.5 |
NO |
NO |
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Figueiredo [24] |
ICU stay only* |
Not presented |
Not presented |
Not presented |
NO |
NO |
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Le Cornu [25] |
Not presented |
Not presented |
Not presented |
Not presented |
YES† |
Positive correlation |
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Guo [11] |
< 85% |
42 ± 20 |
> 85% |
32 ± 10 |
NO |
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Watters [27] |
Not presented |
Not presented |
Not presented |
Not presented |
NO |
NO |
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Hunt [13] |
< 85% |
11.4 ± 12 |
> 85% |
6.8 ± 3.8 |
NO |
YES |
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Griffith [28] |
Mean: Male 25.4 ± 9.1 kg Female 14.4 ± 4.3 kg |
7/61 had "Complications" (definition included LOS > 14 days) |
Mean: Male 30.2 ± 8.4 kg Female 14.9 ± 5.7 kg |
48/61 had LOS < 14 days |
NO |
Not reported |
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Webb [30] |
< 85% |
20/51 had "complications" (definition included LOS > 14 days) |
> 85% |
7/39 had LOS < 14 days |
NO |
Not reported |
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Davies [32] |
< 15 kg |
27/37 had "Complications" (definition included LOS > 16 days) |
> 15 kg |
3/14 had LOS < 16 days |
NO |
Not reported |
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Klidjian [33] |
< 85% |
43/72 had "complications" (definition included LOS > 14 days) |
> 85% |
5/48 had LOS < 14 days |
NO |
Not reported |
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Klidjian [9] |
< 85% |
20/44 had "complications" (definition included LOS > 14 days) |
> 85% |
3/58 had LOS < 14 days |
NO |
Not reported |
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*Increased ITU stay was associated with lower handgrip strength (right (27 ± 6 and 36 ± 12 kg p < 0.01) and left (27 ± 7 and 35 ± 12 kg p = 0.01) †There was a correlation between grip strength and day of discharge post-transplant (r = -0.41, P = 0.01). There was no association between grip strength and length of time spent on ventilatory support post-transplant (r = -0.250) or length of time spent on the intensive care unit post-transplant (r = -0.112) * Survival plot from time of listing to transplant or death (not for grip strength). |
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Sultan et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2012 12:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2253-12-1 |
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