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

Table 8

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

	OR	%95 CI	value
Age > 60 years	4.707	2.097–10.562	<0.001
Male gender	0.884	0.436–1.791	0.731
PE with high risk	3.765	1.387–10.216	0.009
Additional disease	2.543	1.246–5.186	0.010
Syncope	5.779	1.927–17.357	0.002
Hemoptysis	0.944	0.408–2.185	0.893
PaO2 < 60 mmHg	2.499	1.243–5.025	0.010
Malignancy	1.689	0.593–4.810	0.326
Trauma	1.285	0.497–3.322	0.604
Operation	0.511	0.232–1.123	0.095
DVT	0.703	0.350–1.412	0.323
PAd > 30 mm	4.283	2.072–8.852	<0.001
PAOI > 36.5%	5.632	2.505–12.664	<0.001
RV/LV > 1 cm in CT	2.550	1.189–5.469	0.016
VCIR	1.063	0.536–2.110	0.861
Pulmonary infarct	0.720	0.304–1.706	0.456
Pleural effusion	0.849	0.415–1.736	0.654

PE: pulmonary embolism, PaO₂: partial oxygen pressure, ICU: intensive care unit, sPESI: simplified pulmonary embolism severity index, DVT: deep vein thrombosis, PAd: pulmonary artery diameter, PAOI: pulmonary artery obstruction index, RV/LV: right ventricular/left ventricular ratio, CT: computed tomography, and VCIR: vena cava inferior reflux.