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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2026

Prognostic profiles for discharge destination identified during intensive care unit admission: a decision tree analysis.

Sho Otsubo, Daisuke Kawakami, Shota Okuno, Kenta Kawamitsu, Shumpei Yoshino

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Sho OtsuboDepartment of Rehabilitation, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan. shootsubo1001@gmail.com.
Daisuke KawakamiDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shota OkunoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kenta KawamitsuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shumpei YoshinoDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to develop a decision tree-based model to identify prognostic patient profiles associated with discharge destination during intensive care unit admission.

designHistorical cohort study using decision tree analysis. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: 300 critically ill patients selected from 857 intensive care unit admissions after applying exclusion criteria.

methodsThe primary outcome was discharge destination (home vs non-home). Candidate variables included demographics, frailty, illness severity scores, delirium, ventilator duration, intensive care unit length of stay, and physical function on intensive care unit discharge. Terminal nodes were interpreted as prognostic profiles.

resultsDecision tree analysis identified profiles based on Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, intensive care unit length of stay, Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit, and age. A profile with lower initial severity and prolonged stay was associated with non-home discharge (area under the curve 0.76). Conversely, a profile with higher initial severity, preserved functional mobility (Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit ≥ 5), and age < 80 years was associated with home discharge (area under the curve 0.77).

conclusionCombinations of illness severity, length of stay, functional status, and age-defined prognostic profiles were associated with discharge destination during intensive care unit admission.

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Critical IllnessDecision TreesIntensive Care UnitsPatient DischargeAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAPACHECohort StudiesFemaleFunctional StatusHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPrognosis

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