Table 2 Time to diagnosis after experiencing symptoms
From: The patient experience of pulmonary hypertension: a large cross-sectional study of UK patients
Proportion of patients, n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 3 months | 3–6 months | 6–12 months | 1–2 years | 2–3 years | 3+ years | |
Time between noticing symptoms and going to see a doctor (n = 542) | 161 (30) | 128 (24) | 97 (18) | 68 (13) | 29 (5) | 59 (11) |
Time between seeing general practitioner with symptoms and referral to hospital (n = 378) | 139 (37) | 87 (23) | 58 (15) | 40 (11) | 18 (5) | 35 (9) |
Time before referral from local hospital to specialist pulmonary hypertension centre (n = 426a) | 160 (38) | 90 (21) | 65 (15) | 37 (9) | 20 (5) | 29 (7) |
Time from first noticing symptoms to diagnosis with pulmonary hypertension (n = 545) | 78 (14) | 99 (18) | 107 (20) | 85 (16) | 65 (12) | 111 (20) |