Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and intensive care data

	N = 48
Baseline patient data
Age, yr	53 (43–64)
Women, n (%)	26 (54)
White, n (%)	39 (81)
Living at home independently, n (%)	42 (88)
Baseline intensive care data
APACHE III score	98 (74–124)
Duration of mechanical ventilation, d	7 (4–12)
ICU length of stay, d	10 (7–17)
Hospital length of stay, d	17 (12–27)
Surveys
Days from ARF onset to outcomes assessment	235 (176–351)
Days between survey and semistructured interview, median (IQR)	25 (9–50)

Definition of abbreviations: APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARF = acute respiratory failure; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range.

Values are medians (interquartile range) unless stated otherwise. Proportions might not add to 100% because of rounding.