TABLE 3.
Advanced treatment strategies by group
| Treatment |
Total
(n=7794) |
PERT group
(n=3827) |
Control group
(n=3967) |
OR# | 95% CI | p-value |
| CD interventions | 390 (5%) | 314 (8%) | 94 (2.37%) | 2.63 | 2.00–3.45 | <0.01 |
| Systemic thrombolysis | 284 (3.6%) | 190 (5%) | 94 (2.37%) | 1.58 | 0.76–3.28 | 0.22 |
| ECMO | 62 (0.8%) | 43 (0.9%) | 36 (0.91%) | 1.51 | 0.91–2.52 | 0.11 |
| Embolectomy ¶ | 32 (0.41%) | 25 (0.63%) | 7 (0.2%) | 1.09 | 0.44–2.71 | 0.85 |
| IVC filter | 656 (7.25%) | 308 (8%) | 257 (6.47%) | 0.71 | 0.58–0.88 | <0.01 |
| Total + | 1343 (17.23%) | 890 (23.26%) | 440 (11.09%) |
CD: catheter-directed; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; IVC: inferior vena cava; OR: odds ratio; PERT: pulmonary embolism response team.
#: OR corresponds to the subset included in meta-analysis.
¶: excluding Annabathula et al. [12], which combines surgical and catheter-assisted embolectomies.
+: total interventions under PERT and control.