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Table 1 Characteristics of Selected Studies

From: The prognostic value of pulmonary embolism severity index in acute pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis

First author, Year

Country

Study design

Patients (n)

Age (Year)

Gender (male/female)

Haemodynamic

Follow-Up

NOS (*)

Lankeit M, 2011

Germany, Spain, Poland, Greece

Prospective

526

71 (55–79)

266/260

Stable

6 month

8

Sánchez D, 2011

Spain, Switzerland, USA

Retrospective

1291

74 (61–80)

579/712

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Lankeit M,2012

Germany, Spain, Greece

Prospective

526

74 (61–80)

227/299

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Righini M,2011

Switzerland, France, Belgium

Prospective

357

mean age 64

157/200

Stable and unstable

3 month

8

Spirk D, 2011

Switzerland

Prospective

369

20.9% >80

195/174

Stable and unstable

30 day

8

Vanni S, 2011

Italy

Prospective

463

67% > 65

208/254

Stable and unstable

in-hospital stay

8

Venetz C, 2011

Switzerland, Spain

Not mentioned

15531

67 (52–77)

6227/9304

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Hariharan P, 2011

USA

Retrospective

245

57 ± 17

115/130

Stable and unstable

in-hospital stay

8

Jiménez D, 2011

Spain, Switzerland, USA, Greece

Not mentioned

591

74 (65–82)

254/337

Stable

30 day

7

Singanayagam A,2011

UK

Retrospective

411

55.4% >65

177/234

Stable and unstable

30 day

8

Jiménez D, 2010 (Derivation Cohort)

Spanish, France, Italy, Israel

Retrospective

10354

52.8% >65

4100/6254

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Jiménez D, 2010 (Derivation Cohort)

Spanish, France, Italy, Israel

Retrospective

995

67.4% >65

449/546

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Jiménez D, 2010 (RIETE Cohort)

Spanish, France, Italy, Israel

Retrospective

7106

68.2% >65

3232/3874

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Sam A, 2011

Spain, USA, Switzerland

Prospective

1206

69.3±16.1

536/670

Stable and unstable

30 day

8

Chan CM, 2010

USA

Retrospective

302

59.7±17.2

133/169

Stable and unstable

90 day

8

Singanayagam A, 2010

UK

Retrospective

585

55.4% >65

258/327

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Moores L, 2010

USA, Switzerland, Spain

Retrospective

567

74% >65

245/322

Stable

30 day

7

Nordenholz K, 2011

USA

Retrospective

168

53 (40–66)

72/96

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Choi WH,2009

Korea

Retrospective

90

60.4±16.0

37/53

Stable and unstable

30 day

7

Donzé J, 2008

Switzerland, France, USA

Prospective

357

64±18

158/199

Stable

90 day

8

Jiménez D, 2008

Spain, USA

Prospective

318

75.5% >65

136/182

Stable

30 day

8

Jiménez D, 2007 (Validation Cohort)

Spain

Prospective

599

67% >65

246/353

Stable and unstable

30 day

8

Aujesky D,2007

Switzerland, France, USA

Prospective

899

64% >65

382/517

Stable and unstable

30 day

8