BioMed Research International

Research Article

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

The relation among the mean PAOI values and patient symptoms and presence of hypoxemia in arterial blood gas analysis.


	PAOI (mean ± standard deviation)	value

Dyspnea
Absent ()		0.206
Present ()		0.206
Chest pain
Absent ()		0.469
Present ()		0.469
Hemoptysis
Absent ()		0.982
Present ()		0.982
Syncope
Absent ()		0.029
Present ()		0.029
PaO₂ < 60 mmHg)
Absent ()		0.002
Present ()		0.002

PAOI: pulmonary arterial obstruction index, PaO₂: partial oxygen pressure.