Quality of life after stay in surgical intensive care unit

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 5 Median short-form 36 (SF-36) scores for ASA physical status type and magnitude of surgery

SF-36 domains	ASA			Scheduled surgery			Magnitude
	I/II	III/IV	p^a	Yes	No	P	Major	Mediun/minor	p^a
Physical function	65	45	<0.001	55	55	0.842	55	50	0.626
Role physical	50	25	<0.001	44	38	0.534	44	38	0.350
Bodily pain	62	52	0.118	52	52	0.180	52	52	0.286
General health	50	40	0.001	45	55	0.533	45	45	0.330
Vitality	42	27	<0.001	33	29	0.204	33	33	0.408
Social function	63	50	0.006	63	63	0.999	63	50	0.121
Role emotional	67	42	<0.001	50	50	0.733	50	50	0.313
Mental health	56	44	0.001	48	48	0.837	48	48	0.939

^a Mann-Whitney test
SF-36, Short-Form-36; ASA-PS, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status.

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