To evaluate the impact of the ABCDEF bundle compliance on long-term patient functionality and quality of life after ICU discharge.
Approach:
Key Findings:
Higher bundle compliance was associated with modest improvements in instrumental activities of daily living and health-related quality of life at 12 months, but not at 3 months.
No associations were found with cognitive performance, basic activities of daily living, post-traumatic stress symptoms, or long-term survival.
Median proportional compliance was 97%, indicating exceptionally high fidelity of implementation.
Interpretation:
Limitations:
High compliance limits variability, potentially obscuring clinically meaningful associations.
Observational nature of the analysis may increase the risk of chance findings.
Multiple endpoints and time points may complicate the interpretation of results.