ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
The 1‐Year Functional Recovery From Severe COVID‐19 in a Swedish Working‐Age Cohort
Authors' conclusion
This national cohort study, in ICU and hospitalized patients with COVID-19, shows that the severity of COVID-19 disease, functional and health status before COVID-19, and demographic factors had a major impact on recovery.
Study context
- Population
- Working-age individuals with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care unit (ICUs) or hospitals until July 20, 2020, Swedish national registries
- Participants
- 1,020 / 5,306 / 4,387
- Exposure
- COVID-19 ICU patients vs COVID-19 hospital patients and matched population controls
- ICUn = 1,020
- Hospitaln = 5,306
- Population controlsn = 4,387
- Outcome
- Sick leave-free days alive
- Follow-up
- First year after hospital discharge
Methodological detailsnational registries, matched population controls, adjusted for confounding (logistic regression)
- National registries
- Matched population controls
- Adjusted for confounding (logistic regression)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio (95% CI)P value
ICU vs Hospital
0.14(0.12–0.16)
P < 0.001ICU vs Population controls
0.02(0.02–0.03)
P < 0.001Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
On sick leave · 1 year after inclusion
- Similar but inverse ORs
Original publication
The 1‐Year Functional Recovery From Severe COVID‐19 in a Swedish Working‐Age Cohort. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 12 May 2025. doi:10.
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