Quality of Life After Heart Valve Surgery With Prolonged Intensive Care Laila Hellgren, MD, Elisabeth Ståhle, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 5, Pages 1693-1698 (November 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.042 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Five-year survival curve for all patients (n = 225; with intensive care unit stay ≥ 8 days; solid circles) and for all patients without complications (n = 225; with intensive care unit stay ≤ 2 days; open circles) undergoing primary heart valve surgery 1998 to 2003. (N = patients at risk in both groups.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1693-1698DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.042) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form-36 scores in the intensive care unit (ICU) study cohort (n = 134; gray circles) and in the control cohort (n = 144; black circles). Values are presented as median (25th to 75th percentile). *Indicates a significant difference between the ICU study cohort and the control cohort (p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test). (BP = bodily pain; GH = general health; MCS = mental summary score; MH = mental health; PCS = physical summary score; PF = physical function; RE = emotional role function; RP = physical role function; SF = social function; VT = vitality.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1693-1698DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.042) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Preoperative and postoperative New York Heart Association functional classes in intensive care unit (ICU) study cohort (n = 134) and control cohort (n = 144). *Indicates a significant difference (p < 0.05) between ICU study cohort and control cohort. Open bars = class I/II; dark gray bars = class IIIA; medium gray bars = class IIIB; black bars = class IV. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1693-1698DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.042) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions