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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Emerg Med. 2009 Sep 17;40(1):95–102. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.06.004

Table 1.

Demographics of Patient Cohort

No Adverse Outcome Adverse Outcome
Demographics
 Total number 156 12
 Male, n (%) 67 (43%) 5 (42%)
 Age (median, IQR) 53 (40–66) 58 (41–72)
Comorbidities
 Cancer (%) 52 (33%) 4 (33%)
 Heart failure 5 (3%) 1 (8%)
 COPD 4 (4%) 5 (42%)
 Smoker 56 (36%) 5 (42%)
Clinical findings
 Heart rate (median, IQR) 96 (84–110) 106 (99–119)
 Systolic BP mm Hg (median, IQR) 135 (119–145) 113 (97–149)
 Respiratory rate (median, IQR) 18 (16–22) 23(19–26)
 Altered mental status 9 (6%) 1 (8%)
 Pulse oximetry < 90% 15 (10%) 3 (25%)
Interventions
 Heparin 154 (99%) 12 (100%)
 Echocardiogram 45 (29%) 7 (58%)
 IVC filter 14 (9%) 2 (17%)

IQR = interquartile range; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BP = blood pressure; IVC = inferior vena cava.