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Table 3 Time to onset of reaction and symptoms

From: Clinical characteristics of adverse reactions to nonionic low osmolality contrast media in patients transferred from the CT room to the emergency room

Variables

Moderate (n = 33)

Severe (n = 37)

p

Time to onset (min)

7.0 (4.0–19.5)

4.0 (2.5–5.0)

<0.001

Time to onset

  

0.008

 <1 h (immediate)

27 (81.8)

37 (100.0)

 

 >1 h (delayed)

6 (18.2)

0

 

Symptoms

 Skin/mucosal

26 (78.8)

32 (86.5)

0.394

  Urticaria

24

26

 

  Angioedema

21

16

 

 Respiratory

19 (57.6)

16 (43.2)

0.231

  Dyspnea

12

14

 

  Neck tightness

6

2

 

  Stridor, hoarseness

3

1

 

  Hypoxia

0

1

 

 Central nervous system

9 (27.3)

25 (67.6)

0.001

  Faint/dizziness

7

18

 

  Loss of consciousness

2

9

 

  Seizure

0

4

 

  Headache

0

1

 

 Cardiovascular

8 (24.2)

36 (97.3)

<0.001

  Hypotension

0

36

 

  Chest discomfort

7

4

 

  Tachycardia

1

1

 

 Gastrointestinal

4 (12.1)

10 (27.0)

0.120

  Vomiting

3

8

 

  Abdominal pain

1

4

 

  Diarrhea

0

0