Table 3.
Clinical and sonographic profiles of patients at ED triage, initial self-reported improvement of dyspnea, and disposition.
| Phase 1 (ED Triage) |
Phase 2 (Improved dyspnea) |
Phase 3 (Disposition) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| Time from triage (min) | 12.5 (3.3,24.5) |
56.5 (42,67.8) |
138 (103.5,170.5) |
| Vital Signs | |||
| Systolic blood pressure | 192 (157,208) |
153 (114,185) |
150 (122,180) |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 106 (95,126) |
86 (74,100) |
83 (72,100) |
| Heart rate | 101 (85,115) |
92 (79,104) |
83 (77,98) |
| Respiratory rate | 32 (27,34) |
25 (21,28) |
26 (22,28) |
| Lung ultrasound | |||
| Raw B-line score | 47 (40,51) |
25 (11,35) |
8 (4,19) |
| Percentage of initial B-line score | 1 | 50% (25%,84%) |
19% (9%,45%) |
| Dyspnea Scores | |||
| Visual analog scale | 7.5 (5.5,9.0) |
3.0 (1.8,4.5) |
0.7 (0,1.8) |
| 5-Point Likert scale | 4 (3,4) |
2 (2,3) |
2 (1,2) |
Data are presented as median (IQR) unless otherwise indicated.