Research Article

The Disease Burden of Hereditary Angioedema: Insights from a Survey in French-Canadians from Quebec

Table 2

Survey questions on unnecessary treatments prior to diagnosis and resource utilization.

QuestionFull sample (n = 35), n (%)

Unnecessary treatment/procedure before diagnosis
 Yes24 (69%)
 No11 (31%)
Time since the last ED visit
 <A week1 (3%)
 <A year9 (26%)
 >A year24 (71%)
Time spent in ED before meeting doctor
 10–30 min8 (23%)
 30–60 min11 (31%)
 >60 min16 (46%)

ED, emergency department. One participant did not respond to this question (n = 34).