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simplified pulmonary embolism severity index

  • Patient Characteristicsa
    • Age >80 years
    • Medical history: Cancer
    • Chronic cardiopulmonary disease
    • Heart rate >109/min
    • Systolic blood pressure <100 mm Hg
    • Oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry on room air <90%
    • Each item on the index, if present, is → indicated by a score of 1.
Score rangeRisk
0Low risk, 1.5% risk of recurrent VTE, 1.1% risk of death at ↣ 30 days
1 to 6Intermediate to high risk, 10% risk of death at ↣ 30 days for scores greater than 0