Objective: The study aimed to examine the effect of rehabilitation on mortality in patients with dengue in intensive care units (ICUs). Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. In this study, 142 patients with dengue from ICUs were enrolled from August to December, 2015. They were divided into two groups: patients with or without rehabilitation. The relationship between rehabilitative therapy and the risk of dengue-related mortality was assessed using a multivariate Cox regression model after adjustment for related variables. Results: Of the 142 patients, 70 (49.3%) were men, and the mean age was 69.97 ± 15.93 years. The average length of stay in the hospital was 14.79 ± 16.14 days. The results of the Cox regression indicated that rehabilitated patients had a lower risk of dengue-related mortality [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) = 0.196; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.059-0.656]. Conclusion: Rehabilitation was found to be associated with lower risk of mortality in patients with dengue fever in the ICUs. More randomized control trials are required to consolidate the effect.
研究目的:研究復健對於因登革熱重症進入加護病房病人死亡率的影響。研究設計:本研究為回溯性世代追蹤研究。收案期間自2015年8月至12月,共有142位病人因登革熱重症進入加護病房。透過資料回溯復健的有無,將病人族群分成復健組與無復健組,並進行相關的資料分析。其中,使用Cox迴歸分析顯著影響死亡率的變數。結果:142位病人平均年齡為69.97 ± 15.93歲,70位病人(49.3%)為男性,平均待在住院時間為14.79 ± 16.14天。Cox迴歸分析發現有復健的登革熱重症族群死亡的風險比(hazard ratio, HR)為0.196(95%信賴區間為0.059 - 0.656)。結論:復健與加護病房內登革熱病人較低的死亡率相關。未來需要更進一步的隨機對照試驗去確定此一研究的因果關係。