Case | Age | Sex | Presenting history | Chest radiograph | Relevant comorbid conditions | D-dimer (ng/mL) | Troponin (ng/L) | Indication for CTPA | HIghest level of PE on CTPA | Right heart strain on CT | CT evidence of infarcts | Management of VTE | Ventilatory support | Evidence of DVT on USS |
A | 56 | Male | 7 days cough, fever | Bilateral infiltrates | T2DM | >8000 | 8 | Chest pain | Subsegmental | No | No | DOAC | High flow oxygen | No |
B | 64 | Male | 9 days cough, SOB | Bilateral infiltrates | HTN, CKD | >8000 | – | Syncopal episode | Main | Yes | Yes | LMWH | High flow oxygen | No |
C | 57 | Female | 15 days fever, cough SOB | Clear | – | >8000 | 309 | >3 weeks of SOB | Main | Yes | Yes | Thrombolysis | High flow oxygen | No |
D | 71 | Male | 7 days lethargy, fever, cough | Bilateral infiltrates | – | >8000 | 406 | Persistent high P/F ratio | Lobar | Yes | Yes | LMWH | High flow oxygen | No |
E | 66 | Male | 9 days cough, fever, SOB | Right upper lobe and left lower zone consolidation | – | 4990 | 13 | Persistent high P/F ratio | Segmental | Yes | No | LMWH | High flow oxygen | Yes |
F | 62 | Male | 10 days SOB, diarrhoea | Bilateral infiltrates | – | >8000 | 37 | Chest pain | Segmental | Yes | No | LMWH | Intubated and Ventilated | No |
G | 53 | Male | 13 days cough, fever, SOB | Bilateral consolidative change | – | 2560 | 7 | Pleuritic chest pain. Persistent high P/F ratio | Lobar | Yes | Yes | DOAC | High flow oxygen | No |
H | 71 | Male | 13 days fever, coryza | Unilateral linear atelectasis | T2DM | 2490 | 177 | Syncopal episode | Main | Yes | No | LMWH | High flow oxygen | No |
I | 63 | Male | 7 days SOB, cough, fever | Bilateral infiltrates | T2DM, HTN, IHD | >8000 | 21 | Clinical evidence of DVT, raised D-dimer | Main | Yes | No | LMWH | High flow oxygen | Yes |
J | 75 | Female | Inpatient - 2 days of SOB and increasing oxygen requirement | Bilateral infiltrates | Bladder cancer with ureteric obstruction, COPD | >8000 | 74 | Staging CT scan | Subsegmental | No | No | Heparin infusion | High flow oxygen | Yes |
DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; HTN, hypertension; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; P/F ratio, ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen; SOB, shortness of breath; T2DM, type 2 diabetes; USS, ultrasound.