Quality of life after stay in surgical intensive care unit

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 6 Median short-form 36 (SF-36) scores for length of stray (LOS), SAPS II scores and employment status

SF-36 domains	ICU LOS *(days)*			SAPS II			Employment status
	< 7	≥ 7	p^a	< 25	≥ 25	p^a	Work	Don't work	p^a
Physical function	55	50	0.612	55	50	0.596	55	55	0.100
Role physical	44	25	0.020	44	38	0.153	50	38	0.173
Bodily pain	52	41	0.034	52	44	0.131	52	52	0.263
General health	45	40	0.936	50	35	0.019	50	40	0.045
Vitality	33	25	0.169	33	33	0.279	33	33	0.343
Social function	63	50	0.107	62	50	0.233	63	63	0.107
Role emotional	50	25	0.015	50	42	0.203	63	46	0.008
Mental health	48	40	0.289	48	48	0.560	52	48	0.125

^a Mann-Whitney test
ICU, Intensive Care Unit; LOS, Length of stay; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score.
SF-36, Short-form 36

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