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
VariablePositiveNegative value

Wells criteria1.5 (0.0, 9.0)0.0 (0.0, 7.5)<0.001
Wells criteria (D-Dimer cutoff 500)<0.001
 CTA28 (87.5)63 (41.2)
 No CTA4 (12.5)90 (58.8)
 Missing16191
Revised Geneva score5.5 (0.0, 12.0)4.0 (0.0, 12.0)0.02
Revised Geneva score (D-Dimer cutoff 500)0.033
 CTA8 (29.6)25 (12.0)
 No CTA19 (70.4)183 (88.0)
 Missing21136
D-Dimer1066.0 (273.0, 15180.0)394.0 (150.0, 8653.0)<0.001
D-Dimer0.046
 ≤3001 (4.8)32 (25.8)
 >30020 (95.2)92 (74.2)
 Missing27220