Table 3

 Correlation of haemodynamic and CTPA predictors with group classification (severity) and in-hospital mortality

SeverityMortality
τbp valueτbp value
τb, Kendall’s tau-B correlation coefficient.
Pulmonary obstruction index0.38<0.0010.110.145
RV/LV ratio0.46<0.0010.240.002
Superior vena cava diameter0.210.0070.26<0.001
Azygos vein diameter0.27<0.0010.27<0.001
Inferior vena cava regurgitation0.43<0.0010.230.001
Systolic blood pressure−0.27<0.001−0.26<0.001
Heart rate0.160.0270.150.032
Systolic pulmonary pressure0.27<0.001−0.0150.84