Research Article
Effectiveness of Clinical Decision Tools in Predicting Pulmonary Embolism
Table 3
Wells criteria, revised Geneva score, and D-Dimer association with CTA. Median (range),
(%).
| | CTA result | | Variable | Positive | Negative | value |
| Wells criteria | 1.5 (0.0, 9.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 7.5) | <0.001 | Wells criteria (D-Dimer cutoff 500) | | | <0.001 | CTA | 28 (87.5) | 63 (41.2) | | No CTA | 4 (12.5) | 90 (58.8) | | Missing | 16 | 191 | | Revised Geneva score | 5.5 (0.0, 12.0) | 4.0 (0.0, 12.0) | 0.02 | Revised Geneva score (D-Dimer cutoff 500) | | | 0.033 | CTA | 8 (29.6) | 25 (12.0) | | No CTA | 19 (70.4) | 183 (88.0) | | Missing | 21 | 136 | | D-Dimer | 1066.0 (273.0, 15180.0) | 394.0 (150.0, 8653.0) | <0.001 | D-Dimer | | | 0.046 | ≤300 | 1 (4.8) | 32 (25.8) | | >300 | 20 (95.2) | 92 (74.2) | | Missing | 27 | 220 | |
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