Table 3 Respiratory, neurological and cardiovascular patients Changes in SF-36 scores from 6 months to 2 years after ICU discharge for different ICU admission categories (paired t-tests).
| Â | n= | GH | PF | RP | RE | SF | BP | VT | MH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resp. 6 months | 24 | 49.7 | 58.8 | 39.6 | 65.3 | 57.5 | 63.0 | 47.1 | 73.7 |
Resp. 2 years | 24 | 52.9 | 64.2 | 46.9 | 55.5 | 68.3 | 63.0 | 52.9 | 70.5 |
Difference 2 years – 6 months (95% CI) | + 3. 2 (- 3.1 to 9.4) | + 5.4 (- 2.6 to 13.5) | + 7.3 (- 9.6 to 24.2) | - 9.8 (- 26.0 to 6.5) | + 10.9 (1.1 to 20.6) | 0.0 (- 12.8 to 12.8) | + 5.8 (- 5.5 to 17.2) | - 3.2 (- 10.8 to 4.4) | |
Neur. 6 months | 25 | 58.4 | 56.6 | 21.0 | 48.0 | 64.8 | 58.8 | 46.4 | 69.6 |
Neur. 2 years | 25 | 60.3 | 59.4 | 40.0 | 56.0 | 72.7 | 62.3 | 49.8 | 68.8 |
Difference 2 years – 6 months (95% CI) | + 1.9 (-8.1 to 11.9) | + 2.8 (-7.7 to 13.3) | + 19.0 (3.2 to 34.8) | + 8.0 (-9.4 to 25.5) | + 7.9 (-1.6 to 17.5) | + 3.5 (-9.3 to 16.4) | + 3.4 (-3.4 to 10.2) | - 0.8 (-6.7 to 5.1) | |
Card. 6 months | 18 | 54.6 | 47.5 | 25.0 | 59.2 | 62.0 | 53.5 | 47.8 | 76.0 |
Card. 2 years | 18 | 48.9 | 45.3 | 26.4 | 59.3 | 68.2 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 75.1 |
Difference 2 years – 6 months (95% CI) | - 5.7 (-18.6 to 7.3) | - 2.2 (-13.2 to 8.9) | + 1.4 (-22.9 to 25.7) | + 0.1 (-17.0 to 17.1) | + 6.2 (-11.6 to 23.9) | - 1.8 (-18.7 to 15.2) | + 4.4 (-3.2 to 12.1) | - 0.9 (-10.4 to 8.6) | |