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

Table 9

Multivariate analysis of the possible factors affecting admission to intensive care unit.

	OR	%95 CI	value
Age > 60 years	5.056	1.859–13.750	0.001
PE with high risk	2.483	0.729–8.462	0.146
Additional disease	1.250	0.535–2.917	0.606
Syncope	4.474	1.203–16.632	0.025
PaO2 < 60 mmHg	1.295	0.565–2.971	0.541
PAd > 30 mm	1.264	0.472–3.389	0.641
PAOI > 36.5%	3.671	1.309–10.292	0.013
RV/LV > 1 cm in CT	1.319	0.523–3.325	0.557

PE: pulmonary embolism, PaO₂: partial oxygen pressure, PAd: pulmonary artery diameter, PAOI: pulmonary artery obstruction index, RV/LV: right ventricular/left ventricular ratio, and CT: computed tomography.