Table 2

Symptoms in the dying

ISS (Italy)7 n=6801Deng et al 8 n=109Yang et al 9 n=20Lovell et al 10 n=101
AgitationNo dataNo dataNo data43%
Cough40%43%75%4%
DeliriumNo dataNo dataNo data24%
Diarrhoea6%17%No data3%
Dyspnoea71%71%60%67%
Expectoration/secretionsNo data32%No data11%
FatigueNo data20%*No data9%
Haemoptysis1%5%No dataNo data
HeadacheNo data6%5%No data
PainNo dataNo data10%†23%
PalpitationsNo data10%No dataNo data
VomitingNo dataNo data5%No data
  • *Listed as ‘malaise’ in Yang et al.

  • †Arthralgia and chest pain.