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Fig 3. Health-related quality of life according to Short Form-36 subscale scores in 60 discharged patients with more than 10 days of intensive care unit stay after cardiac surgery compared with an age- and sex-matched reference population 1.9 years after surgery. (BP = bodily pain; GH = general health; MH = mental health; PF = physical functioning; RE = emotional role functioning; RP = physical role functioning; SF = social functioning; VT = vitality.)