Table 2.
Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index and simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index
| PESI | sPESI | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age in years, n | +n | 1 point (if age >80 years) |
| Sex = male | +10 | 0 points |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Cancer | +30 | 1 point |
| Heart failure | +10 | 1 point |
| Chronic lung disease | +10 | |
| Clinical findings | ||
| Pulse ≥110 bpm | +20 | 1 point |
| SBP <100 mmHg | +30 | 1 point |
| RR ≥30 breaths/min | +20 | 0 points |
| Temperature <36°C | +20 | 0 points |
| Altered mental status | +60 | 0 points |
| SaO2 <90% | ||
| with or without supplemental O 2 | +20 | 1 point |
| PESI risk class | Total PESI points | PESI 30-day mortality |
| I: very low | ≤65 | 0–1.6% |
| II: low | 66–85 | 1.7–3.5% |
| III: intermediate | 86–105 | 3.2–7.1% |
| IV: high | 106–125 | 4.0–11.4% |
| V: very high | ≥126 | 10.0–24.5% |
| sPESI risk class | Total sPESI points | sPESI 30-day mortality |
| Low | 0 | 1.0%; 95% CI 0.0–2.1% |
| High | >0 | 10.9%; 95% CI 8.5–13.2% |
CI = confidence interval; PESI = Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index; RR = respiratory rate; SaO2 = arterial oxygen saturations; SBP = systolic blood pressure; sPESI = simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index.