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Table 2 Comparison of sPESI score between COVID and non-COVID patients and the correlation with the in-hospital mortality

From: Acute phase characteristics and long-term complications of pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 compared to non-COVID-19 cohort: a large single-centre study

 

COVID patients

Non-COVID patients

p value

sPESI (media [SD])

1.66 (± 1.14)

1.11 (± 1.04)

< 0.001

Points, n (%)

   

 0 points

24 (20.68)

100 (32.78)

0.015

 1 point

24 (20.68)

111 (36.39)

0.002

 2 points

41 (35.34)

65 (21.31)

0.003

 3 points

21 (18.10)

18 (5.90)

< 0.001

 ≥ 4 points

6 (5.17)

11 (3.60)

0.466

Risk stratification, n (%)

   

 High risk (≥ 1 point)

92 (79.31)

205 (67.21)

0.015

 Low risk (< 1 point)

24 (20.68)

100 (32.78)

0.015

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

   

 High risk

6 (100)

33 (100)

0.024

 Low risk

0

0

  1. sPESI simplified pulmonary embolism severity index, SD standard deviation