The trajectory of dyspnea for patients hospitalized with acute cardiopulmonary disease, who are not terminally ill, is poorly characterized.To investigate the natural history of dyspnea during hospitalization and examine the role that admission diagnosis, and patient factors play in altering symptom resolution.Prospective cohort study of patients hospitalized for an acute cardiopulmonary condition at a large tertiary care center. Dyspnea levels and change in dyspnea score were the main outcomes of interest and were assessed at admission, 24 and 48 hours, and at discharge using the verbal 0-10 numeric scale.Among 295 patients enrolled, the median age was 68 years, and the most common admitting diagnoses were heart failure (32

作者：Ernest, DiNino；Mihaela S, Stefan；Aruna, Priya；Benjamin, Martin；Penelope S, Pekow；Peter K, Lindenauer

来源：Journal of pain and symptom management 2016 年 51卷 4期