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Table 3 Number of respondents to PROMs questionnaires at different time points

From: Emergency Laparotomy Follow-Up Study (ELFUS): prospective feasibility investigation into postoperative complications and quality of life using patient-reported outcome measures up to a year after emergency laparotomy

 

Baseline/enrolment

1 month

3 months

6 months

12 months

Possible respondents (survivors)

70

68

66

64

61

EQ5D completed questionnaires

70

59 (87%)

51 (77%)

48 (75%)

42 (69%)

WHODAS completed questionnaires

70

59 (87%)

51 (77%)

48 (75%)

42 (69%)

WHODAS score median (IQR) [range]

3 (1–14) [0–36]

14 (8–23) [0–38]

6 (1–18) [0–35]

4.5 (0–12.5) [0–33]

2 (0–19) [0–38]

Number (proportion) with WHODAS score of zero

14 (20.0%)

4 (6.8%)

9 (17.6%)

14 (29.2%)

13 (31.7%)

  1. Proportion are numbers of respondents completing questionnaires fully compared to number of possible respondents (survivors)