Skip to main content

Table 2 Presenting symptoms in each group

From: Delay in seeking treatment before emergent heart failure readmission and its association with clinical phenotype

 

Early

(n = 1802)

Delayed

(n = 271)

P value

Shortness of breath, %

88.7

86.0

0.20

Chest pain, %

12.3

9.2

0.15

Palpitation, %

3.6

3.7

0.95

Peripheral edema, %

2.9

8.9

< 0.001

Malaise, %

0.5

1.5

0.06

Symptoms not associated with respiration, %

14.0

26.9

< 0.001

  1. Symptoms not associated with respiration included abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, back pain, shock, and loss of consciousness.
Back to article page

Journal of Intensive Care

ISSN: 2052-0492