Evidence-Based Critical Care by Paul Ellis Marik

Author:Paul Ellis Marik
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Treatment of Thromboembolic Disease

Patients with PE should be risk stratified according to prognosis. The pulmonary Embolism Severity Index is a useful clinical stratification tool (Table 27.9) [78].Table 27.9Simplified pulmonary embolism severity index according to RIETE [78]

Simplified PE severity index

Points

Age > 80 years

+1

History of cancer

+1

History of heart failure of chronic lung disease

+1

Heart rate >110 /min

+1

Systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg

+1

Arterial saturation <90 % (on room air)

+1

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