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Table 2 Differences between patients responding and not responding to the questionnaire sent to them

From: Quality of life and persisting symptoms in intensive care unit survivors: implications for care after discharge

 

All Responders

Full data Responders

All Non-responders

Number

87

65

88

Age (median years)

66 (55–73)

63 (53–73)

59 (41–71)

Sex

32% Female

29% Female

34% Female

APACHE II (median)

18 (15–24)

17 (14–22)

17 (12–20)

ICU length of stay (median days)

8 (3–16)

8 (3–14)

5 (3–12)

Hospital length of stay (median days)

25 (15–48)

25 (14–47)

24 (14–36)

Hospital readmission rate

24%

26%

34%

ICU readmission rate

3.5%

4.6%

10%

  1. Characteristics of both groups of responders described; all responders including those with partial data and full responders defined as those with sufficient data to allow PCS and MCS to be calculated. Interquartile range in brackets.