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01-12-2011 | Erratum
Erratum To: Combination of lung ultrasound (a comet-tail sign) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in differentiating acute heart failure from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma as cause of acute dyspnea in prehospital emergency setting
Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2011
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Following publication of our article [1], we noted that Table 2 (1) was published with several incorrect data values. The correct values should be:
Table 2
Univariate analysis for all demographic and clinical variables pertinent to diagnosis of acute HF or pulmonary disease (N = 218)a
|
Variablesb
|
Pulmonary-related dyspnea
(n= 89)
|
Acute HF-related dyspnea
(n= 129)
|
p-valuec
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean age (years)
|
52.3 + 15.3
|
70.9 + 11.7
|
0.001
|
|
Sex, males/females (%)
|
65.2/34.8
|
57.9/42.1
|
0.74
|
|
Nocturnal dyspnea (Y/N)
|
6/83
|
43/86
|
< 0.001
|
|
Orthopnea (Y/N)
|
7/82
|
39/90
|
< 0.001
|
|
Cough (Y/N)
|
48/41
|
34/95
|
< 0.001
|
|
Sputum production (Y/N)
|
24/65
|
8/121
|
< 0.001
|
|
Fever (Y/N)
|
21/68
|
7/122
|
< 0.001
|
|
Murmur (Y/N)
|
8/81
|
29/100
|
< 0.001
|
|
Rales (Y/N)
|
10/79
|
76/53
|
< 0.001
|
|
Wheezes (Y/N)
|
68/21
|
47/82
|
< 0.001
|
|
Pulse (rate/min)
|
115.7 + 14.1
|
106.3 + 12.8
|
0.564
|
|
Jugular venous distension (Y/N)
|
3/86
|
30/99
|
< 0.001
|
|
Lower extremity edema (Y/N)
|
12/77
|
62/67
|
< 0.001
|
|
ECG-normal sinus rhythm (Y/N)
|
72/17
|
55/72
|
< 0.001
|
|
Asthma/COPD medications (Y/N)
|
78/11
|
13/116
|
< 0.001
|
|
HF medications (Y/N)
|
33/56
|
83/46
|
< 0.001
|
|
Troponin T > 0.03 ng/mL (Y/N)
|
8/81
|
49/80
|
< 0.001
|
|
PetCO2 (kPa)
|
6.9 + 1.6
|
3.6 + 1.1
|
0.01
|
|
NT-pro BNP (pg/mL)
|
598.2 + 361.8
|
2263 + 641.2
|
0.008
|
|
SaO2 (%)
|
75.7 + 10.1
|
67.9 + 12.8
|
0.76
|
|
Ultrasound examination positive (Y/N)
|
5/84
|
129/0
|
< 0.001
|
|
Previous arrhythmia (Y/N)
|
7/82
|
52/77
|
< 0.001
|
|
Previous AMI (Y/N)
|
7/82
|
45/84
|
< 0.001
|
|
Previous CHF (Y/N)
|
17/72
|
80/49
|
< 0.001
|
|
Previous asthma/COPD (Y/N)
|
70/19
|
27/102
|
< 0.001
|
|
ETI (Y/N)
|
3/86
|
10/119
|
< 0.001
|
|
Modified Boston criteria for diagnosing HFd
|
4.6 + 1.2
|
10.9 + 1.8
|
< 0.001
|