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. 2012 Dec 4;13(1):111. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-13-111

Table 2.

PESI for PE risk and diagnosis

First author, Year
PESI
Risk
Diagnosis
 
 
All-cause death
PE-related death
Adverse outcome
All-cause death
PE-related death
Adverse outcome
    PESI low risk PESI high risk PESI low risk PESI high risk PESI low risk PESI high risk Sensitivity Specific Sensitivity Specific Sensitivity Specific
Lankeit M, 2011
sPESI
1/198 (0.5%)
26/328 (7.9%)
0/198 (0.0%)
8/328 (2.4%)
2/198 (1.0%)
29/328 (8.8%)
0.963
0.395
1.000
0.382
0.935
0.396
Sánchez D, 2011
sPESI
7/407 (1.7%)
120/884 (13.6%)
2/407 (0.5%)
58/884 (6.6%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.945
0.344
0.967
0.329
N/A
N/A
Lankeit M, 2012
sPESI
0/165 (0.0%)
40/361 (11.1%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
3/165 (1.8%)
18/361 (5.0%)
1.000
0.340
N/A
N/A
0.857
0.321
Righini M, 2011
sPESI
1/165 (0.9%)
10/192 (5.2%)
1/165 (0.9%)
6/192 (3.0%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.909
0.474
0.857
0.469
N/A
N/A
Spirk D, 2011
sPESI
0/106 (0.0%)
16/263 (6.1%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
3/106 (2.9%)
21/263 (8.0%)
1.000
0.394
N/A
N/A
0.875
0.299
Vanni S, 2011
PESI
4/145 (2.8%)
34/318 (10.7%)
1/145 (0.7%)
24/318 (7.5%)
3/145 (2.1%)
29/318 (9.1%)
0.895
0.332
0.960
0.329
0.906
0.329
Venetz C, 2011
PESI
146/6332 (2.3%)
1234/9179 (14.1%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
63/6332 (1.0%)
275/9179 (3.0%)
0.894
0.438
N/A
N/A
0.814
0.417
Venetz C, 2011
sPESI
134/5715 (2.7%)
1236/9816 (13.1%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
69/5715 (1.2%)
275/9816 (2.8%)
0.902
0.394
N/A
N/A
0.799
0.372
Hariharan P, 2011
PESI
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
9/109 (8.3%)
54/136 (39.7%)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.857
0.549
Jiménez D, 2011
PESI
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
1/199 (0.5%)
36/392 (9.2%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
N/A
N/A
0.973
0.357
N/A
N/A
Singanayagam A, 2011
PESI
1/197 (0.5%)
22/214 (10.3%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.957
0.505
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jiménez D, 2010 (Derivation Cohort)
PESI
89/4235 (2.1%)
857/6119 (14.0%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.906
0.411
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jiménez D, 2010 (Derivation Cohort)
sPESI
3/305 (1.0%)
75/690 (10.9%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.962
0.329
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jiménez D, 2010 (RIETE Cohort)
sPESI
28/2565 (1.1%)
404/4541 (8.9%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.935
0.380
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sam A, 2011
PESI
16/431 (3.7%)
103/775 (13.3%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.866
0.382
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sam A, 2011
sPESI
6/369 (1.6%)
113/837 (13.5%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
8/369 (2.2%)
34/837 (4.1%)
0.950
0.334
N/A
N/A
0.810
0.310
Chan CM, 2010
PESI
0/106 (0.0%)
9/196 (4.6%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
1.000
0.362
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Singanayagam A, 2010
PESI
6/288 (2.1%)
38/297 (12.8%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.864
0.521
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Moores L, 2010
PESI
2/191 (1.0%)
55/376 (14.6%)
1/191 (1.5%)
33/376 (8.8%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.965
0.371
0.971
0.356
N/A
N/A
Nordenholz K, 2011
PESI
0/91 (0.0%)
5/77 (6.5%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
1.000
0.588
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Choi WH, 2009
PESI
3/39 (7.7%)
13/51 (25.5%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.813
0.486
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Donzé J, 2008
PESI
2/186 (1.1%)
19/171 (11.1%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
0.905
0.548
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jiménez D, 2008
PESI
0/100 (0.0%)
12/218 (5.5%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
1.000
0.327
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jiménez D, 2007 (Validation Cohort)
PESI
2/216 (0.9%)
41/383 (10.7%)
Not mentioned
Not mentioned
6/216 (2.8%)
26/383 (6.8%)
0.953
0.385
N/A
N/A
0.813
0.370
Aujesky D, 2007 PESI 5/426 (1.2%) 53/573 (9.2%) 3/426 (0.7%) 18/573 (3.1%) Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.914 0.447 0.857 0.433 N/A N/A

Adverse outcome include nonfatal recurrent PE, nonfatal recurrent DVT, nonfatal bleeding, or delayed hemodynamic instability.