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Comparison of the reported comorbidities related to chronic organ dysfunction during the 2-years pre-ICU and two years post-ICU period, for the whole population (n = 882)
| Comorbidity | Pre-ICU n, (%) |
Post-ICU n, (%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic cardiac disease | 140 (16) | 220 (25) | < 0.001 |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 79 (9) | 118 (13) | < 0.001 |
| Chronic renal disease | 46 (5) | 87 (10) | < 0.001 |
| Chronic hepatic disease | 45 (5) | 55 (6) | ns |
ns non-significant
