TABLE 2.

Outcomes reported in the different studies

Variable	PERT group			Control group
	Studies with outcome (n=16)	Number of patients	Number with outcome	Studies with outcome in control (n=9)	Number of patients	Number with outcome
Mortality#	15	3681	278	8	3808	351
Bleeding complications	12	2889	302	6	2122	184
LOS	9	2495	NA	6	3031	NA
ICU LOS	6	1098	NA	4	2066	NA
Readmission	3	1522	259	2	965	126
ICH	7	2235	27	2	1227	17
IVC filter	11	2689	308	5	1901	166

The table provides the total number of patients by variable and by group. Numbers will be higher than those used in figure 2, which includes only studies that reported the outcome in the pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) and control groups.

IVC: inferior vena cava; ICH: intracerebral haemorrhage; ICU: intensive care unit; LOS: length of stay; NA: not applicable.

^#: Wright et al. [24] does not report mortality.