PECSS: Pulmonary Embolism Comprehensive Screening Score to safely rule out pulmonary embolism among suspected patients presenting to emergency department

Table 2 Scoring system for candidate predictors and Wells score indicators in PECSS

Predictor	score
Candidate predictor
Anhelation	1.5
Abnormal BP	1.0
pro-BNP > 1000 pg/mL	0.5
CRP > 30 mg/L	0.5
UA > 300 umol/L	0.5
In critical condition when admitted	0.5
Age > 65 years	0.5
Wells score
VTE symptoms	3.0
No alternative diagnosis	3.0
HR > 100 beats/min	1.5
Immobilization/surgery	1.5
Previous PE/VTE	1.5
Hemoptysis	1.0
Active cancer	1.0

Abnormal blood pressure, defined as low blood pressure (systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure < 60 mmHg) or high blood pressure (systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg)
VTE Venous Thrombus Embolism, HR Heart Rate, BP Blood Pressure

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