Summary of changes to medicines following critical care discharge categorised by BNF category
| BNF domains | Patients requiring increased dose of medication (in comparison to pre critical care) (n=78)* | Patients requiring new medication (in comparison to pre critical care) (n=78) | Total (n=78) |
| Respiratory | 12 (15.4%) | 9 (11.5%) | 21 (26.9%) |
| Cardiovascular | 6 (7.7%) | 17 (21.8%) | 23 (29.5%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 1 (1.3%) | 10 (12.8%) | 11 (14.1%) |
| Central nervous system | 4 (5.1%) | 22 (28.2%) | 26 (33.3%) |
| Other | 1 (1.3%) | 13 (16.7%) | 14 (18%) |
*Patients could have one or more changes to medicines across each of the BNF domains.
BNF, British National Formulary.