Clinical signs and symptoms of moderate and severe DS
| Clinical signs and symptoms . | Frequency of the different clinical signs and symptoms according to the type of DS . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate DS (n = 90), no. (%) . | Severe DS (n = 93), no. (%) . | P* . | Early severe DS (n = 43), no. (%) . | Late severe DS (n = 43), no. (%) . | P† . | |
| Dyspnea | 53 (59) | 88 (95) | <.001 | 48 (96) | 40 (93) | .53 |
| Pulmonary infiltrates per X-ray | 34 (38) | 75 (81) | <.001 | 43 (86) | 32 (74) | .16 |
| Edema | 48 (53) | 75 (81) | .001 | 42 (84) | 33 (77) | .38 |
| Unexplained fever | 48 (53) | 69 (74) | .003 | 34 (68) | 35 (81) | .14 |
| Weight gain of more than 5 kg | 34 (38) | 63 (68) | <.001 | 37 (80) | 26 (67) | .15 |
| Pleural effusion | 24 (27) | 54 (58) | <.001 | 32 (64) | 22 (51) | .21 |
| Renal failure | 8 (9) | 43 (46) | <.001 | 19 (40) | 24 (57) | .12 |
| Hypotension | 11 (12) | 36 (39) | <.001 | 13 (26) | 23 (53) | .007 |
| Pericardial effusion | 10 (11) | 21 (23) | .04 | 8 (16) | 13 (30) | .10 |
| Clinical signs and symptoms . | Frequency of the different clinical signs and symptoms according to the type of DS . | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate DS (n = 90), no. (%) . | Severe DS (n = 93), no. (%) . | P* . | Early severe DS (n = 43), no. (%) . | Late severe DS (n = 43), no. (%) . | P† . | |
| Dyspnea | 53 (59) | 88 (95) | <.001 | 48 (96) | 40 (93) | .53 |
| Pulmonary infiltrates per X-ray | 34 (38) | 75 (81) | <.001 | 43 (86) | 32 (74) | .16 |
| Edema | 48 (53) | 75 (81) | .001 | 42 (84) | 33 (77) | .38 |
| Unexplained fever | 48 (53) | 69 (74) | .003 | 34 (68) | 35 (81) | .14 |
| Weight gain of more than 5 kg | 34 (38) | 63 (68) | <.001 | 37 (80) | 26 (67) | .15 |
| Pleural effusion | 24 (27) | 54 (58) | <.001 | 32 (64) | 22 (51) | .21 |
| Renal failure | 8 (9) | 43 (46) | <.001 | 19 (40) | 24 (57) | .12 |
| Hypotension | 11 (12) | 36 (39) | <.001 | 13 (26) | 23 (53) | .007 |
| Pericardial effusion | 10 (11) | 21 (23) | .04 | 8 (16) | 13 (30) | .10 |