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Simplified PESI

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Simplified PESI, Simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index, sPESI

  • See Also
  1. Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI)
  2. Bova Score
  3. Hestia Criteria
  4. Pulmonary Embolism
  5. Pulmonary Embolism Management
  6. Pulmonary Embolism Anticoagulation
  • Indications
  1. Pulmonary Embolism risk stratification
  • Criteria
  1. Age >80 years
  2. Cancer History
  3. Chronic cardiopulmonary disease
  4. Heart Rate >100 bpm
  5. Systolic Blood Pressure <100 mmHg
  6. Oxygen Saturation <90%
  • Interpretation
  1. Low Risk: No Criteria
    1. Mortality 30 day: 1.1%
    2. Morbidity: 1.5% risk of recurrent Venous Thromboembolism or non-fatal bleeding
  2. High Risk: 1 or more Criteria
    1. Mortality 30 day: 8.9%
  • References
  1. Jimenez (2010) Arch Intern Med 170(15): 1383-9 [PubMed]