Of the 26 different air pollution health outcome linkages assessed, only five, all NOx related, are potentially feasible (Table 2, last column): all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease hospitalization, respiratory disease hospitalization discharge, current prevalence of asthma in children, and current prevalence of asthma in adults.
For patients who could be followed-up after discharge, the prevalence of FoF was even higher after discharge.
Six months after ICU discharge, the prevalence of anxiety was between 15 % and 24%%, depression between 4.7 % and 36.4 % and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) between 35 % and 57.1 %.
In comparing the quality of sleep pattern prior to the ICU stay with that 6 months after the ICU/hospital discharge, the prevalence of self-reported quality of sleep did not change from the pre-ICU period to the post-ICU period (Table 2).
At discharge, the overall prevalence rate was 40%, and at half a year after t1, prevalence was 34%.
At discharge, the overall prevalence rate increases slightly to 40%, and half a year later, the prevalence is again one third.
At discharge, the overall prevalence rate was 40% (mean score 10.9, s.d. 4.2); at t3, prevalence was 34% (mean score 10.8, s.d. 4.3).
All admitted patients were scrutinized and their medical history, APACHE II score, admission and discharge diagnosis, AF prevalence along with arterial blood gases (ABGs) and vital signs during the attack, arrhythmia´s treatment outcome and any possible damaging factors responsible for its appearance were recorded.
The cases were diagnosed on the basis of admission and discharge among the prevalence of abusive substance usage.
