Table 4 |
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| Dependency in activities of daily living | |||
| Variable | Before surgery | 6 months after surgery | P |
| Median(IQR) | Median(IQR) | ||
| (n = 44) | (n = 44) | ||
| Personal activities of daily living | |||
| Katz scale | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.133 |
| Dependency in P-ADL, n (%) | 2 (5) | 5 (11) | 0.323 |
| Instrumental activities of daily living | |||
| Lawton scale | 7.0 (7.0–7.0) | 7.0 (5.0–7.0) | 0.058 |
| Dependency in I-ADL,n (%) | 3(7) | 14(32) | 0.027 |
IQR, Interquartil range.
I-ADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; P-ADL, Personal Activities of Daily Living.
Veiga et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2013 13:4 doi:10.1186/1471-2253-13-4
