Table 4.

Correlation between congestion markers on admission and at discharge

Hospital admission
	CS	IVCmax	VAS	NT-proBNP
CS		0.09 (− 0.08 to 0.26)	0.04 (− 0.14 to 0.22)	− 0.07 (− 0.24 to 0.101)
IVCmax	0.09 (− 0.08 to 0.26)		0.11 (− 0.07 to 0.28)	− 0.09 (− 0.25 to 0.09)
VAS	0.04 (− 0.14 to 0.22)	0.11 (− 0.07 to 0.28)		0.04 (− 0.13 to 0.22)
NT-proBNP	− 0.07 (− 0.24 to 0.101)	− 0.09 (− 0.25 to 0.09)	0.04 (− 0.13 to 0.22)

Hospital discharge
	CS	IVCmax	DVAS	NT-proBNP
CS		0.17 (− 0.01 to 0.34)	0.02 (− 0.16 to 0.2)	0.17 (− 0.02 to 0.347)
IVCmax	0.17 (− 0.01 to 0.34)		0.12 (− 0.06 to 0.29)	0.05 (− 0.13 to 0.24)
DVAS	0.02 (− 0.16 to 0.2)	0.12 (− 0.06 to 0.29)		0.05 (− 0.13 to 0.23)
NT-proBNP	0.17 (− 0.02 to 0.347)	0.05 (− 0.13 to 0.24)	0.05 (− 0.13 to 0.23)

Spearman correlation coefficients and respective 95% confidence intervals for congestion marker measures at hospital admission and at hospital discharge based on multiple imputed data. CS clinical congestion score, IVCmax maximum inferior vena cava diameter, NT-proBNP  N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, DVAS   visual analogue scale for dyspnea