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Table 2 Clinical characteristic of patients

From: The predictive value of PaO2/FIO2 and additional parameters for in-hospital mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: an 8-year prospective observational single-center cohort study

 

Survivors (n = 337, 91.6%)

Non-survivors (n = 31, 8.4%)

Total

P-value

Sign and symptoms, n (%)

Dyspnea

205

20

225

0.687

Fever

49

3

52

0.458

Cough

128

13

141

0.665

Expectoration

105

13

118

0.219

Pleuritic chest pain

51

1

52

0.069

Syncope

27

2

29

0.758

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

129.2 ± 19.0

127.7 ± 17.6

129.0 ± 13.9

0.738

Pulse rate (beats/min)

80.1 ± 14.9

88.8 ± 19.6

81.0 ± 15.5

0.049*

Laboratory findings

PaO2/FiO2 ratio on admission

318.1 (264.6–367.6)

202 (142.9–264.3)

311.4 (252.5–366.3)

0.000*

Hemoglobin level, g/L

124.7 ± 21.0

120.1 ± 27.7

125 (113–138)

0.269

White blood cell count, ×109/L

6.5 (5.1–8.5)

9.3 (7.3–12.5)

6.82 (5.13–8.78)

0.000*

Platelet count, ×109/L

207 (162–257)

198 (139–237)

206 (160–256)

0.142

D-dimer level, ng/mL

816.2 (285.5–1832)

1140 (846–2976)

856.0 (299.1–2004)

0.002*

CK level, U/L

55 (36–89)

42 (29–77)

54 (35–87)

0.286

LDH level, U/L

196 (164–243)

269 (216–455)

201 (165–253)

0.000*

cTNI level, ng/mL

0.01 (0.01–0.1)

0.05 (0.02–0.19)

0.02 (0.01–0.12)

0.021*

BNP level, pg/mL

185.7 (63.2–896.8)

211.6 (119.9–1297.2)

187.75 (66.03–936.6)

0.313

  1. PaO2/FiO2 ratio, arterial partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio, CK Creatine kinase, LDH Lactate dehydrogenase; cTNI cardiac troponin I, BNP B-type natriuretic peptide
  2. *p < 0.05