New Prospective for the Management of Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: Prognostic Assessment, Early Discharge, and Single-Drug Therapy with New Oral Anticoagulants

Table 2

GENEVA prognostic score.

Predictors	Points assigned	Risk class	Points
Cancer	+2	Low	≤2
Heart failure°	+1	High	>2
Previous DVT	+1
Systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg	+2
PaO2 < 8 kPa (60 mmHg)^§	+1
DVT shown by ultrasound	+1

°Defined as history of CHF or acute pulmonary edema on the admission chest X-ray.
^§While breathing room air.
DVT: deep vein thrombosis.
PaO₂: arterial partial pressure of oxygen.