The Predictive Value of Qanadli and Miller Index Scores in Patients with Intermediate-High-Risk and High-Risk Pulmonary Emboli Undergoing Aspiration Thrombectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between clot burden and pulmonary artery pressures in patients undergoing suction thromboembolectomy for high-risk and intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism with secondary outcomes of 30-day mortality and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay.

Materials And Methods: Institutional review board (IRB) exemption was granted for this retrospective study. The charts of 120 consecutive patients who underwent mechanical thromboembolectomy using the Flowtriever system (Inari Medical, Irvine, California) between February 2020 and August 2022 were retrospectively reviewed, and the following data were collected: (a) preprocedural B-type natriuretic peptide and creatinine levels, (b) echocardiographic findings, (c) preprocedural and postprocedural pulmonary artery pressures, (d) ICU length of stay, and (e) 30-day mortality.

Associating a standardized reporting tool for chest radiographs with clinical complications in pediatric acute chest syndrome.

Background: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is an important cause of morbidity in sickle cell disease (SCD). A standardized tool for reporting chest radiographs in pediatric SCD patients did not previously exist.

Objective: To analyze the interobserver agreement among pediatric radiologists' interpretations for pediatric ACS chest radiographs utilizing a standardized reporting tool.