An Observational Study About Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Patients

An Observational Study About Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Patients

This multi-center retrospective study collected clinical, laboratory, and CT pulmonary angiography parameters with acute pulmonary embolism patients from admission to predict adverse outcomes within 30 days after admission into hospital.

This multi-center retrospective study collected clinical, laboratory, and CT pulmonary angiography parameters with acute pulmonary embolism patients from admission to predict adverse outcomes within 30 days after admission into hospital.

Eligible patients were collected to develop and evaluate a simple predictive model for predicting the adverse outcomes. The discriminatory power was evaluated by comparing the nomogram to the established risk stratification systems. The consistency of the nomogram was evaluated using the validation cohort.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age of ≥ 18 years and a pulmonary embolism diagnosis based on CT pulmonary angiography

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy
• reception of reperfusion treatment before admission
• missing data regarding CT parameters, echocardiography, cardiac troponin I (c-Tn I), and N-terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) levels.