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- This study investigates the factors influencing prolonged hospital stays for patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and assesses the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) as a predictor.
- A total of 150 patients were examined, revealing that 55.33% had prolonged stays (10 days or more), with significant predictors including hypotension, decreased consciousness, low pCO2, S1Q3T3 ECG pattern, and high-risk PESI scores.
- The findings suggest that the PESI class can be a reliable indicator for anticipating longer hospitalizations in PTE patients, helping to identify those at greater risk.
Article Abstract
Aims And Objectives: Patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) are commonly admitted to hospital and generally have a prolonged hospital stay in this part of the world. We aimed to determine different clinical and laboratory parameters that are associated with prolonged hospital stay in our set-up and to analyse effectiveness of Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) score as a predictor of prolonged hospital stay in patients with PTE.
Materials And Methods: It was a hospital based observational prospective study. Confirmed cases of PTE defined as patients with evidence of thrombus on CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) were included in this study. Depending on the length of hospital stay, patients were divided into two cohorts: Shorter Hospital stay (less than mean i.e., < 10 Days) and Prolonged Hospital stay (longer than mean i.e., ≥ 10 Days). Logistic regression analysis was done to identify predictors of prolonged hospital stay.
Results: 150 patients were included in the study with 67 patients (44.67%) having shorter hospital stay (<10 days) and 83 patients (55.33%) having prolonged hospital stay (≥10 days). On multivariate regression analysis, parameters that were found to be statistically significant were hypotension at presentation, decreased level of consciousness, pco2 < 30 mmHg, presence of S1Q3T3 pattern on electrocardiogram (ECG) and high risk PESI (class III-V).
Conclusion: PESI class can be effectively used to predict prolonged hospital stay in patients with pulmonary embolism. Patients with hypotension at presentation, decreased level of consciousness, pco2 less than 30 mmHg, and S1Q3T3 on ECG are more likely to have prolonged hospital stay in our healthcare setup.
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