Psoas Muscle Area Measured with Computed Tomography at Admission to Intensive Care Unit: Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
Table 1
Selected demographic, clinical, and laboratory parameters obtained at admission in patients with pulmonary embolism managed in intensive care unit with regard to in-hospital mortality.
In-hospital mortality ()
No in-hospital mortality ()
Significance
Age (y)
NS
Gender (male) (, %)
15 (75.0%)
36 (52.2%)
NS
Systolic blood pressure at admission (mmHg)
Heart rate at admission (pulse/min)
Respiratory rate at admission (min)
Body temperature at admission (°C)
NS
Arterial oxygen saturation at admission (%)
Fibrinolytic treatment (, %)
4 (20.0%)
27 (%39.1)
NS
Mechanical ventilation support (, %)
7 (35.0%)
14 (20.3%)
NS
White blood cell at admission (mm3)
NS
Platelet at admission (×109/L)
NS
D-dimer at admission (ng/mL)
NS
Troponin at admission (ng/mL)
NS
Data were expressed as mean with standard deviation or number (%). They were analyzed with and chi-square tests as appropriate. They were expressed as . NS: not significant.
