Validation of a clinical prognostic model to identify low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism
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serval:BIB_2F20143B8A78
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Title
Validation of a clinical prognostic model to identify low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism
Journal
Journal of Internal Medicine
ISSN
0954-6820 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2007
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
261
Number
6
Pages
597-604
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Journal Article Multicenter Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Validation Studies --- Old month value: Jun
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To validate the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI), a clinical prognostic model which identifies low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). DESIGN: Validation study using prospectively collected data. SETTING: A total of 119 European hospitals. SUBJECTS: A total of 899 patients diagnosed with PE. INTERVENTION: The PESI uses 11 clinical factors to stratify patients with PE into five classes (I-V) of increasing risk of mortality. We calculated the PESI risk class for each patient and the proportion of patients classified as low-risk (classes I and II). The outcomes were overall and PE-specific mortality for low-risk patients at 3 months after presentation. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values to predict overall and PE-specific mortality and the discriminatory power using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS: Overall and PE-specific mortality was 6.5% (58/899) and 2.3% (21/899) respectively. Forty-seven per cent of patients (426/899) were classified as low-risk. Low-risk patients had an overall mortality of only 1.2% (5/426) and a PE-specific mortality of 0.7% (3/426). The sensitivity was 91 [95% confidence interval (CI): 81-97%] and the negative predictive value was 99% (95% CI: 97-100%) for overall mortality. The sensitivity was 86% (95% CI: 64-97%) and the negative predictive value was 99% (95% CI: 98-100%) for PE-specific mortality. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve for overall and PE-specific mortality were 0.80 (95% CI: 0.75-0.86) and 0.77 (95% CI: 0.68-0.86) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This validation study confirms that the PESI reliably identifies low-risk patients with PE who are potential candidates for less costly outpatient treatment.
Keywords
Aged Female *Health Status Indicators Humans Male Middle Aged Probability Prognosis Prospective Studies Pulmonary Embolism/*diagnosis/mortality Risk Assessment/methods Sensitivity and Specificity
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