Fig. 1From: Short-term health-related quality of life, physical function and psychological consequences of severe COVID-19Enrollment of patients following hospital discharge. Between March 1st, 2020 and May 15th, 2020 a total of 86 laboratory confirmed COVID-19 ARDS patients were discharged from the hospital following an ICU stay. Of these 25 died during their ICU stay and 12 received noninvasive ventilation only. No deaths were observed after ICU discharge. A total of 49 patients were discharged alive following at least 48Â h of mechanical ventilation in the study period. Overall, 31 (63%) patients performed the 6MWT, 47 (96%) completed the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire in person (33 patients) or by telephone (14 patients), and 41 (84%) completed the web-based IES-R questionnaireBack to article page