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Published on 22 de octubre de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.09.3129

Exploring axial muscle performance with the supine bridging activity across critical illness recovery: A prospective observational study

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Correlations of supine bridging activity evaluated on awakening with muscle strength and mobility variables (n = 33).
VariableSupine bridging activity (score)Supine bridging lifting time (seconds)
Spearman’s rhop-valueSpearman’s rhop-value
MRC Sum Score on awakening0.74p<0.00010.69p<0.0001
  Proximal muscle score0.69p<0.00010.67p<0.0001
  Distal muscle score0.71p<0.00010.64p=0.0001
FSS-ICU total score on awakening0.69p<0.00010.59p=0.0003
  Rolling0.73p<0.00010.58p=0.0004
  Supine to sit transfer0.52p=0.00190.49p=0.0039
  Sitting at the edge of the bed0.60p=0.00020.46p=0.0078
  Sit to stand transfer0.63p=0.00010.54p=0.0012
  Walking0.47p=0.00570.47p=0.0063
SPPB at HDU discharge0.41p=0.090.60p=0.009
  Walking speed0.45p=0.060.51p=0.03

FSS-ICU, Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit. HDU, high dependency unit. ICU, intensive care unit. MRC, Medical Research Council. SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery.

Source: Prepared by the authors of this study