Review Article

Saddle Pulmonary Embolism in a Cancer Patient with Thrombocytopenia: A Treatment Dilemma

Table 4

Multivariate analysis for major bleeding and bleeding risk index classification [34].

Risk factorsOdds ratio (95%CI) 𝑃 Points

Recent major bleed2.7 (1.6–4.6)<.0012
Serum creatinine >1.2 mg/dL2.1 (1.7–2.8)<.0011.5
Anemia2.1 (1.7–2.7)<.0011.5
Cancer1.7 (1.4–2.2)<.0011
Clinically overt pulmonary embolism1.7 (1.4–2.2)<.0011
Age >75 y1.7 (1.3–2.1)<.0011

0 point: low risk 0.1% (95% CI: 0.0–0.2)1–4 points: intermediate risk 2.8% (95% CI: 2.4–3.3)>4 points: high risk 7.3 % (95% CI: 4.0–9.1)