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The predictive validity of the Functional Assessment for Burns - Critical Care (FAB-CC) score for discharge outcomes
Sarah T Smailes1, Jess H Eagan1, Marie Matanle1
1Burn Intensive Care Unit, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7ET, United Kingdom.
Introduction:
Physical function scoring of burn ICU patients is recommended but currently validated scores are lacking.
Objective:
To evaluate the predictive validity of the FAB -CC for burn ICU patients' discharge outcome.
Methods:
All patients underwent daily exercise and FAB -CC screen if they were stable. Two FAB-CC scores were performed; FAB-CC1 on the first day the patient passed the FAB-CC screen, FAB-CC2 within 48 h before ICU discharge. Hospital discharge outcome was defined as transfer for further inpatient rehabilitation or home with social care versus home with no social care. 76 patients' data were entered into the analyses. We used multiple logistic regression analysis to identify variables that predict discharge outcome.
Results:
Increasing patient age (p = 0.001), duration of ventilation (p = 0.0003), ICU Length of stay (LOS) (p = 0.0001), total hospital LOS (p < 0.0001), presence of cardiopulmonary disease (p = 0.008), neurological disorder (p = 0.0003) and psychiatric illness (p = 0.003) are positively associated with transfer for inpatient rehabilitation or home with social care. Increasing FAB-CC1 (p < 0.0001) and FAB -CC2 (p = 0.0001) are negatively associated with transfer for inpatient rehabilitation or home with social care. The most predictive model for discharge outcome combined the variables patient age, FAB-CC1, FAB-CC2 and psychiatric illness. Patient age (p = 0.01), FAB-CC1 (p = 0.02) and psychiatric illness (p = 0.009) independently predict discharge outcome.
Conclusions:
FAB-CC2 is associated with, and FAB-CC1 has predictive validity for, patient hospital discharge outcome. These findings, in conjunction with our earlier work, confirm clinical utility of the FAB-CC for burns ICU patients.
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