Table 1.

Original and Simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index.

Parameter Original Version52 Simplified Version53
Age Age in years 1 point (if age >80 years)
Male sex +10 points
Cancer +30 points 1 point
Chronic heart failure +10 points 1 point
Chronic pulmonary disease +10 points
Pulse rate ≥110 bpm +20 points 1 point
Systolic BP <100 mmHg +30 points 1 point
Respiratory rate >30 breaths per minute +20 points
Temperature <36°C +20 points
Altered mental status +60 points
Arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation <90% +20 points 1 point
Risk strataa
Class I: ≤65 points—very low 30-day mortality risk (0% to 1.6%) 0 points—30-day mortality risk 1.0% (95% CI 0.0%–2.1%)
Class II: 66–85 points—low mortality risk (1.7%–3.5%)
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Class III: 86–105 points—moderate mortality risk (3.2%–7.1%)
Class IV: 106–125 points—high mortality risk (4.0%–11.4%) ≥1 point(s)—30-day mortality risk 10.9% (95% CI 8.5%–13.2%)
Class V: >125 points—very high mortality risk (10.0%–24.5%)
aBased on the sum of points.

bpm, beats per minute; PESI, pulmonary embolism severity index.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2014 October; 5(4): e0040. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2014 October 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10174