Table 2.
PE management and bleeding complication
| pre-PERT (PP) (n = 237) | PERT-alerted (PA) (n = 120) | Non-PERT alerted (NPA) (n = 197) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC only, No. (%) | 224 (95) | 81 (68) | 174 (88) | < 0.001 |
| IVC filter, No. (%) | 53 (22) | 19 (16) | 22 (11) | 0.008 |
| Any advanced, No. (%) | 5 (2) | 26 (22) | 3 (2) | < 0.001 |
| Cath directed thrombolysis | 3 (1) | 17 (14) | 1 (1) | < 0.001 |
| Cath directed thrombectomy | 4 (2) | 5 (4) | 3 (2) | 0.245 |
| Systemic lysis | 0 | 5 (4) | 0 | < 0.001 |
| Surgical thrombectomy | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0.047 |
| ECMO | 0 | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 0.016 |
| Bleeding complication, No. (%) a) | ||||
| Minor | 15 (6) | 9 (8) | 20 (10) | 0.340 |
| Major | 9 (4) | 1 (1) | 4 (2) | 0.260 |
Abbreviations: PP pre-PERT, PA PERT alerted, NPA Non-PERT alerted, AC anticoagulation, IVC Inferior Vena cava, ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. a) Bleeding complication severity assessed by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. P value calculated by Fisher’s Exact test