Table 2

In-hospital, 30-day and 3-month all-cause mortality, and distribution of risk groups for relevant risk cut-offs

Outcome time pointPrognostic model
Cut-off—risk groups
Prevalence of risk groups
N (%) (95% CI)
Incidence of events within risk groups
N (%) (95% CI)
DerivationInternal validationExternal validationOverallDerivationInternal validationExternal validationOverall
In-hospital mortalityGPS-311
High(18.9) (14.1 to 24.9)7.9 (2.6 to 21.8)
Low(81.1) (75.1 to 85.9)0.6 (0.1 to 4.2)
PESI-III11351135
High(59.1) (58.1 to 60)(59.3) (57.9 to 60.6)(55.8) (41 to 69.7)(58.4) (55.1 to 61.6)(8.8) (8.1 to 9.5)(9.8) (8.8 to 10.9)(9.8) (6.5 to 14.4)(9.3) (8.4 to 10.4)
Low(40.9) (40 to 41.9)(40.7) (39.4 to 42.1)(44.2) (30.3 to 59)(41.6) (38.4 to 44.9)(1.3) (1 to 1.7)(1.5) (1.1 to 2.1)(2.2) (1 to 4.7)(1.4) (1.2 to 1.8)
sPESI22
High(53.9) (29.2 to 76.8)(3.2) (1.6 to 6.4)
Low(46.1) (23.2 to 70.8)(0.3) (0 to 2.3)
Algorithm11241124
High(78.4) (77.6 to 79.2)(78.4) (77.3 to 79.5)(76.1) (55.1 to 89.2)(78) (75.1 to 80.7)(5.2) (4.7 to 5.7)(6.1) (5.4 to 6.9)(3.6) (0.7 to 16.2)(5.8) (4.8 to 7)
Low(21.6) (20.8 to 22.4)(21.6) (20.5 to 22.7)(23.9) (10.8 to 44.9)(22) (19.3 to 24.9)(0.4) (0.2 to 0.8)(0.9) (0.5 to 1.7)(0.6) (0.1 to 3.1)(0.6) (0.4 to 1)
ESC33
High(10.2) (3.3 to 27.3)(41.1) (22.7 to 62.5)
Low(89.8) (72.7 to 96.7)(5) (3.6 to 7.1)
Shock Index11
High(17.4) (12.2 to 24.2)(22.2) (10.3 to 41.4)
Low(82.6) (75.8 to 87.8)(3.9) (1.6 to 9)
30-day mortalityGPS-311
High(18) (14.1 to 22.7)(20.1) (11.4 to 33)
Low(82) (77.3 to 85.9)(9.8) (3.2 to 26.6)
PESI-III11791179
High(59.1) (58.1 to 60)(59.3) (57.9 to 60.6)(56.1) (48.6 to 63.3)(56.9) (53.4 to 60.4)(14) (13.1 to 14.9)(14.2) (13.1 to 15.5)(9.8) (8.0 to 11.9)(11.4) (9.9 to 13.1)
Low(40.9) (40 to 41.9)(40.7) (39.4 to 42.1)(43.9) (36.7 to 51.4)(43.1) (39.6 to 46.6)(2.1) (1.8 to 2.6)(2.6) (2 to 3.3)(1.8) (1.0 to 3.2)(2.3) (1.7 to 2.9)
sPESI1101111011
High(69.3) (66.4 to 72.1)(63.1) (59.8 to 66.3)(63.7) (60.6 to 66.7)(10.9) (8.8 to 13.4)(10.6) (8.6 to 13)(10.7) (8.8 to 12.9)
Low(30.7) (27.9 to 33.6)(36.9) (33.7 to 40.2)(36.3) (33.3 to 39.4)(1) (0.3 to 3)(1.6) (0.9 to 2.7)(1.5) (0.9 to 2.5)
PREP Clin—II11
High(32.8) (27.7 to 38.3)(7.1) (3.4 to 14.1)
Low(67.2) (61.7 to 72.3)(1) (0.2 to 3.9)
Algorithm11241124
High(78.4) (77.6 to 79.2)(78.4) (77.3 to 79.5)(76.1) (55.1 to 89.2)(78) (75.1 to 80.7)(11.5) (10.8 to 12.2)(11.7) (10.7 to 12.7)(7.9) (2.5 to 22.4)(11.6) (10.4 to 12.9)
Low(21.6) (20.8 to 22.4)(21.6) (20.5 to 22.7)(23.9) (10.8 to 44.9)(22) (19.3 to 24.9)(0.6) (0.3 to 1)(1.5) (0.9 to 2.4)(1.6) (0.6 to 4.5)(1.1) (0.5 to 2.1)
ESC11
High(10.1) (8 to 12.6)(26.5) (16.1 to 40.4)
Low(89.9) (87.4 to 92)(8.9) (4.7 to 16.5)
Shock Index22
High(19.7) (11.3 to 32)(24.1) (13.6 to 39.1)
Low(80.3) (68 to 88.7)(10.7) (6.1 to 17.9)
3-month mortalityGPS-322
High(18) (14.1 to 22.7)23.6 (14.2 to 36.6)
Low(82) (77.3 to 85.9)4.9 (2.8 to 8.4)
PESI-III66
High(49.6) (43.3 to 56.0)(13.0) (8.7 to 18.9)
Low(50.4) (44.0 to 56.7)(1) (0.5 to 1.8)
sPESI33
High(53.8) (39.4 to 67.6)(13.6) (8.8 to 20.3)
Low(46.2) (32.4 to 60.6)(0.8) (0.3 to 2.2)
PREP Clin=II11
High(32.8) (27.7 to 38.3)(9.1) (4.8 to 16.6)
Low(67.2) (61.7 to 72.3)(1.5) (0.5 to 4.5)
  • ESC, European Society of Cardiology; GPS, Geneva prognostic score; N, number of studies; PESI, Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index; PREP, Facteurs PRonostiques dans l'Embolie Pulmonaire; sPESI, simplified PESI.