Simplified PESI (sPESI)
Cardiology
Also known as: Vereinfachter PESI (sPESI) · Basitleştirilmiş PESI (sPESI) · Simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (sPESI)
What it is for
Simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (sPESI): shortened version of the PESI for acute pulmonary embolism, estimating 30-day mortality risk. Each item scores 1 point:
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 point | age over 80 years |
| 1 point | cancer |
| 1 point | chronic cardiopulmonary disease (chronic heart failure or chronic lung disease) |
| 1 point | heart rate 110/min or more |
| 1 point | systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg |
| 1 point | arterial oxygen saturation <90% |
| Interpretation | 0 points: low risk; 1 point or more: high risk. |
Source
Simplification of the pulmonary embolism severity index for prognostication in patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism
Arch Intern Med 2010;170:1383-1389 (Jiménez D et al.)
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.199
PMID: 20696966
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- Simplified PESI (Jiménez 2010)
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