1. 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 (November 2005)
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2. 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 (N = patients at risk in both groups.)
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3. 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.)
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4. 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.
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