Mortality Related Risk Factors in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU
Table 4
Comparison of group 1 patients according to therapy for pulmonary embolism.
Thrombolysis
Anticoagulation
value
()
()
Age (years)
70.0 (56.5–77.0)
73.5 (68.5–88.0)
0.094
Male gender
14 (48.3)
4 (33.3)
0.497
Cancer history
3 (10.3)
4 (33.3)
0.165
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
11 (37.9)
5 (41.7)
1.000
APACHE II score
29.0 (17.0–20.5)
18.0 (15.0–23.0)
0.453
Central emboli on CTPA
24 (82.8)
11 (91.7)
0.423
PA pressure (mmHg)
50.0 (48.0–60.0)
47.5 (35.0–60.0)
0.287
Vital signs
Heart rate (beats/min)
108.0 (98.5–120.0)
115.5 (107.0–120.0)
0.216
Systolic blood pressure
88.0 (83.5–97.0)
96.0 (88.5–102.0)
0.250
Diastolic blood pressure
58.0 (56.0–64.0)
56.0 (50.0–61.5)
0.328
Shock index
22 (75.9)
10 (83.3)
0.702
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
16 (39.0)
0 (0.0)
0.003
Arterial blood gas analysis
pH
7.43 (7.34–7.47)
7.43 (7.40–7.51)
0.158
PaCO2 (mmHg)
31.1 (27.3–36.6)
30.9 (26.5–33.7)
0.488
PaO2 (mmHg)
59.0 (47.3–78.1)
72.0 (57.1–92.7)
0.205
O2 saturation (%)
90.1 (79.8–95.6)
94.0 (91.4–97.3)
0.068
Troponin-T (ng/mL)
0.13 (0.03–0.71)
0.19 (0.08–1.00)
0.342
Invasive mechanical ventilation
11 (37.9)
4 (33.3)
0.536
Need for vasopressor therapy
19 (65.5)
9 (75.0)
0.719
Length of ICU stay (days)
4.0 (2.0–7.0)
3.5 (2.3–14.5)
0.944
Length of hospital stay (days)
12.0 (6.5–20.5)
14.0 (5.0–23.5)
0.832
ICU Mortality
8 (27.6)
5 (41.7)
0.469
All values are expressed as numbers (percentages) or median (Interquartile range). APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; CTPA: computer tomography pulmonary angiography; ICU: intensive care unit; PA: pulmonary artery; PaCO2: partial pressure for carbon dioxide; PaO2: partial pressure for oxygen. Shock index: heart rate/systolic blood pressure.
