Table 3.
Congestion on admission and at discharge
| All patients | Patients without event | Patients with event | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 130 | n = 70 | n = 60 | ||
| Admission | ||||
| NYHA class | 0.839 | |||
| II | 4 (3.08%) | 2 (2.86%) | 2 (3.33%) | |
| III | 84 (64.6%) | 47 (67.1%) | 37 (61.7%) | |
| IV | 42 (32.3%) | 21 (30.0%) | 21 (35.0%) | |
| Rales | 0.281 | |||
| Absent | 23 (17.7%) | 15 (21.4%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
| < 1/3 | 70 (53.8%) | 33 (47.1%) | 37 (61.7%) | |
| 1/3–2/3 | 36 (27.7%) | 21 (30.0%) | 15 (25.0%) | |
| > 2/3 | 1 (0.77%) | 1 (1.43%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
| Edema | 0.205 | |||
| Absent | 4 (3.08%) | 4 (5.71%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
| 1 + | 32 (24.6%) | 17 (24.3%) | 15 (25.0%) | |
| 2 + | 54 (41.5%) | 31 (44.3%) | 23 (38.3%) | |
| 3 + | 40 (30.8%) | 18 (25.7%) | 22 (36.7%) | |
| Jugular venous pressure | 0.815 | |||
| < 6 cm H2O | 35 (26.9%) | 19 (27.1%) | 16 (26.7%) | |
| 6–10 cm H2O | 20 (15.4%) | 12 (17.1%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
| > 10 cm H2O | 75 (57.7%) | 39 (55.7%) | 36 (60.0%) | |
| Congestion score | 5.00 [4.00;5.75] | 4.00 [3.00;6.00] | 5.00 [4.00;5.00] | 0.481 |
| IVCmax, mm | 25 [23;29] | 25 [23;27] | 25 [23;29] | 0.276 |
| DVAS, cm | 5.6 [3.7;7.5] | 5.5 [4.3;7.5] | 5.8 [2.5;7.5] | 0.848 |
| NT-proBNP, ng/l | 4011 [2103;8107] | 3904 [2103;6981] | 4585 [2132;9528] | 0.422 |
| Discharge | ||||
| NYHA class | 0.571 | |||
| I | 30 (23.1%) | 17 (24.3%) | 13 (21.7%) | |
| II | 61 (46.9%) | 35 (50.0%) | 26 (43.3%) | |
| III | 35 (26.9%) | 17 (24.3%) | 18 (30.0%) | |
| IV | 4 (3.08%) | 1 (1.43%) | 3 (5.00%) | |
| Rales | 0.463 | |||
| Absent | 100 (76.9%) | 56 (80.0%) | 44 (73.3%) | |
| < 1/3 | 21 (16.2%) | 11 (15.7%) | 10 (16.7%) | |
| 1/3–2/3 | 9 (6.92%) | 3 (4.29%) | 6 (10.0%) | |
| Edema | 0.264 | |||
| Absent | 77 (59.2%) | 46 (65.7%) | 31 (51.7%) | |
| 1 + | 43 (33.1%) | 20 (28.6%) | 23 (38.3%) | |
| 2 + | 10 (7.69%) | 4 (5.71%) | 6 (10.0%) | |
| Jugular venous pressure | 0.320 | |||
| < 6 cm H2O | 94 (72.3%) | 53 (75.7%) | 41 (68.3%) | |
| 6–10 cm H2O | 12 (9.23%) | 4 (5.71%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
| > 10 cm H2O | 24 (18.5%) | 13 (18.6%) | 11 (18.3%) | |
| Congestion score | 1.00 [0.00;2.00] | 1.00 [0.00;2.00] | 1.00 [0.75;2.00] | 0.011 |
| IVCmax, mm | 21 [19;26] | 21 [19;25] | 21 [19;27] | 0.404 |
| DVAS, cm | 1.8 [0.4;3.0] | 1.8 [0.5;2.7] | 1.7 [0.1;3.3] | 0.903 |
| NT-proBNP, ng/l | 2160 [988;5283] | 1826 [794;3291] | 2992 [1707;7352] | 0.002 |
Congestion markers on admission and at baseline based on the first imputed dataset. Values are median (interquartile range) or number of patients (%). IVCmax maximum inferior vena cava diameter, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide, NYHA New York Heart Association, DVAS visual analogue scale for dyspnea