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August 9, 2010Archives of Internal Medicine1,341 citations

Simplification of the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index for Prognostication in Patients With Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism

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DJDavid Jiménez

Key Points

  • To evaluate the prognostic accuracy of the simplified PESI compared to the original PESI in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
  • Comparative analysis of the simplified PESI and the original PESI
  • Assessment of prognostic accuracy
  • Clinical utility evaluation
  • Simplified PESI shows similar prognostic accuracy to original PESI
  • Greater ease of use noted for the simplified version
  • Improved clinical utility reported by clinicians

Abstract

The simplified PESI has similar prognostic accuracy and clinical utility and greater ease of use compared with the original PESI.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56f8b75589c71d767d9a3https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.199
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