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Table 2 Diagnosis of PE

From: Pulmonary embolism in non-brain tumor patients after surgery—a retrospective study in China

Diagnosis

Number of patients

Symptomsa

 

 Dyspnea

50

 Syncope

7

 Palpitation

5

 Lower leg pain

6

 Cardiac arrest

5

 Chest pain

2

 Asymptomatic

15

Electrocardiogramb

 

 Sinus tachycardia

22

 S1Q3T3

5

 ST-T changes

10

 Low voltage

5

 Atrial fibrillation

3

 Normal

21

Gas analysisc

 

 PCO2 < 35 mmHg

12

 PO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mmHg

57

 Lac ≥ 2 mmol/L

19

D-Dimer elevated

63

Pulmonary artery hypertensiond

3

Positive troponine

2

Compression venous ultrasonographyf

 

 Lower extremity venous thrombosis

32

 Internal jugular and subclavian vein thrombosis

3

APACHE II score > 15

13

  1. APACHE II score Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score
  2. aSome patients had more than one symptom
  3. bData were available for 59 patients
  4. cData were available for 68 patients
  5. dData were available for 24 patients
  6. eData were available for 60 patients
  7. fData were available for 70 patients