A Single Imaging Modality in the Diagnosis, Severity, and Prognosis of Pulmonary Embolism

Table 6

Univariate analysis of the possible prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary embolism.

	OR	%95 CI	value
Age > 60 years	5.536	1.553–19.737	0.008
Male gender	0.884	0.330–2.365	0.806
Massive PE	0.471	0.059–3.750	0.477
Additional disease	3.461	1.190–10.064	0.023
Syncope	0.430	0.110–1.684	0.225
Hemoptysis	0.651	0.180–2.360	0.514
PO2 < 60 mmHg	1.870	0.719–4.863	0.199
Malignancy	5.731	1.847–17.778	0.003
Trauma	0.706	0.153–3.261	0.656
Operation	0.426	0.563–3.902	0.456
DVT	0.907	0.408–2.742	0.907
PAd > 30 mm	3.148	1.197–8.278	0.020
PAOI 36.5%	6.429	1.803–22.929	0.004
RV/LV > 1 cm in CT	4.315	1.210–15.389	0.024
VCIR	1.125	0.434–2.915	0.808
Pulmonary infarct	1.648	0.456–5.960	0.446
Pleural effusion	0.507	0.195–1.319	0.164

PE: pulmonary embolism, ICU: intensive care unit, sPESI: simplified pulmonary embolism severity index, DVT: deep vein thrombosis, VCIR: vena cava inferior reflux, PAOI: pulmonary artery obstruction index, PAd: pulmonary artery diameter, RV/LV: right ventricular/left ventricular ratio, and PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure.