The Trajectory of Dyspnea in Hospitalized Patients Ernest DiNino, MD, Mihaela S. Stefan, MD, Aruna Priya, BS, Benjamin Martin, MD, Penelope S. Pekow, PhD, Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages 682-689.e1 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.005 Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Patient selection flowchart. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 682-689.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.005) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Dyspnea severity during hospitalization among included patients. *Discharged day 3 or later. VNS = verbal numeric scale. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 682-689.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.005) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Distribution of change in dyspnea severity at 48 hours. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 682-689.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.005) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Dyspnea severity during hospitalization stratified by admission diagnosis. *Discharged day 3 or later. CHF = congestive heart failure; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; VNS = verbal numeric scale. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2016 51, 682-689.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.11.005) Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions