Clinical events after diagnosis and treatment of 496 normotensive patients with acute symptomatic PE
Event | All patients, N (%) | Lactate-negative group, N (%) | Lactate-positive group, N (%) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary end point | 20 (4.0) | 6 (1.7) | 14 (10) | <0.001 |
7-day PE-related death | 7 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (4.4) | 0.002 |
Shock/hypotension | 11 (2.2) | 3 (0.8) | 8 (5.9) | <0.001 |
Mechanical ventilation | 5 (1.0) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (2.2) | 0.127 |
CPR | 8 (1.6) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (4.4) | 0.006 |
30-day PE-related death | 12 (2.4) | 4 (1.1) | 8 (5.9) | 0.004 |
30-day all cause mortality | 27 (5.4) | 14 (3.8) | 13 (9.6) | 0.014 |
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.