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. 2025 Feb 13;74(3):171–178. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000814

TABLE 2.

PBWS Identified by Participants Over Time (by Allocation)

Baseline 1–2 weeks 3 months 6 months
Sign Control n = 96 Focused-PPC n = 96 Control n = 88 Focused-PPC n = 84 Control n = 90 Focused-PPC n = 79 Control n = 88 Focused-PPC n = 76
Pain in chest (%) 51 46.9 51.1 82.1 40 100 42 98.7
Obstructed breathing/shortness of breath (%) 38.5 34.4 47.7 71.4 32.2 100 26.1 94.7
Seizures/convulsions/twitching (%) 35.4 33.3 35.2 58.3 21.1 98.7 17 97.4
Thoughts of hurting yourself (%) 29.2 31.2 35.2 67.9 13.3 97.5 20.5 97.4
Severe bleeding (%) 79.2 79.2 80.7 96.4 75.6 100 62.5 98.7
Incision taking long to heal (%) 41.7 45.8 45.5 70.2 33.3 98.7 22.7 93.4
Swollen leg/pain in leg (%) 32.3 28.1 31.8 46.4 12.2 98.7 13.6 96.1
Fever/high temperature (%) 49 51 52.3 78.6 40 98.7 47.7 96.1
Severe headache (%) 55.2 55.2 52.3 84.5 46.7 98.7 47.7 97.4
None of the above (%) 7.3 8.3 5.7 1.2 3.3 0 10.2 0