Research Article
Is the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index Being Routinely Used in Clinical Practice?
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of total study population as well as risk stratified by PESI.
| Variables | Total = 315 | Low risk PE = 163 |
Moderate risk PE = 81 | High risk PE = 71 |
| Age (yrs ± SD) | 63 ± 17 | 55 ± 16 | 72 ± 11 | 73 ± 14 | Male (%) | 44 | 40 | 43.2 | 56.3 | Medical history | | | | | Heart failure (%) | 20.3 | 4.3 | 31 | 45 | Cancer (%) | 23 | 6 | 33 | 52 | CLD (%) | 19 | 10 | 22 | 35 | Hospital characteristics (%) | | | | | Tachypnea (RR > 30) | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | Tachycardia (HR > 100) | 13 | 7.4 | 11 | 30 | Hypotension (SBP < 100) | 7.3 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 22.5 | Hypothermia (temp. < 96 F) | 2.5 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 | Encephalopathy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | Hypoxia (Ox sat < 90%) | 6.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 24 | Early discharge (≤3 days) (%) | 7.6 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 3 | Hospital stay (days ± SD) | 7.3 ± 3 | 7.1 ± 3 | 6.8 ± 2.9 | 8.1 ± 3 | Reason for hospital stay (%) | | | | | Anticoagulant bridging | 85.6 | 82 | 89 | 90 | Other | 14.4 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
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CLD: chronic lung disease; HR: heart rate; Ox sat: oxygen saturation; SD: standard deviation.
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