scholarly journals Early mortality risk prediction in pulmonary embolism: selecting patients for safe outpatient treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 454-454
Author(s):  
Ivana Jurin ◽  
Jasmina Ćatić ◽  
Jelena Kursar ◽  
Diana Rudan ◽  
Irzal Hadžibegović
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Risk Prediction ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Outpatient Treatment ◽  
Early Mortality

scholarly journals Prognostic stratification of pulmonary embolism: what does it change from 2014 European Society of Cardiology guidelines?

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Luca Masotti ◽  
Giancarlo Landini ◽  
Gianni Lorenzini ◽  
Irene Chiti ◽  
Grazia Panigada
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Prognostic Model ◽  
Early Mortality ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Intermediate Risk ◽  
Prognostic Stratification ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology ◽  
Acute Pe

Prognostic stratification is of utmost importance for clinical management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Clinical presentation, echocardiography and biomarkers represented the key points on which recommendations of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released in 2008 were based. In fact, in 2008 the ESC prognostic model suggested to divide acute PE in high risk, heamodynamically unstable, based on presentation with shock or hypotension, and non high risk, haemodynamically stable. The non high risk PE was divided in intermediate rand low risk PE based on echocardiographicand biomarkers signs of right heart dysfunction (RHD) and myocardial damage. This approach was not an academic speculation but permitted to define the early mortality risk (>15% in high risk, 3-15% in intermediate risk, <1% in low risk) and bring the most appropriate treatment. Over the years it became clear that co-morbidity influenced the early mortality risk and may define better the low mortality risk. Practical clinical scores, such as the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index, PESI, in its original or simplified version, demonstrated to have high prognostic power to identify high (early mortality risk over 10%) and low risk (early mortality risk ≤ 1%) patients. Furthermore, it has become clear that the combination of ESC prognostic model, based on haemodynamics, and clinical prognostic scores may improve the prognostic stratification of acute PE, especially for patients with intermediate risk in whom the range of early mortality risk is wide The latest version of ESC recommendations on management of acute PE released in August 2014 go toward this direction and suggest to divide the non high risk PE in low or intermediate risk taking in account the PESI score. In this review we describe the prognostic strategy of acute PE suggested from the latest version of ESC recommendations.

scholarly journals Cystatin C predicts long term mortality better than creatinine in a nationwide study of intensive care patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Helmersson-Karlqvist ◽  
Miklos Lipcsey ◽  
Johan Ärnlöv ◽  
Max Bell ◽  
Bo Ravn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Risk Prediction ◽  
Cystatin C ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Sample Tube ◽  
Long Term Mortality

AbstractDecreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is linked to poor survival. The predictive value of creatinine estimated GFR (eGFR) and cystatin C eGFR in critically ill patients may differ substantially, but has been less studied. This study compares long-term mortality risk prediction by eGFR using a creatinine equation (CKD-EPI), a cystatin C equation (CAPA) and a combined creatinine/cystatin C equation (CKD-EPI), in 22,488 patients treated in intensive care at three University Hospitals in Sweden, between 2004 and 2015. Patients were analysed for both creatinine and cystatin C on the same blood sample tube at admission, using accredited laboratory methods. During follow-up (median 5.1 years) 8401 (37%) patients died. Reduced eGFR was significantly associated with death by all eGFR-equations in Cox regression models. However, patients reclassified to a lower GFR-category by using the cystatin C-based equation, as compared to the creatinine-based equation, had significantly higher mortality risk compared to the referent patients not reclassified. The cystatin C equation increased C-statistics for death prediction (p < 0.001 vs. creatinine, p = 0.013 vs. combined equation). In conclusion, this data favours the sole cystatin C equation rather than the creatinine or combined equations when estimating GFR for risk prediction purposes in critically ill patients.

scholarly journals Risk assessment in precapillary pulmonary hypertension: a comparative analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Sonnweber ◽  
Eva-Maria Schneider ◽  
Manfred Nairz ◽  
Igor Theurl ◽  
Günter Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Stratification ◽  
Risk Prediction ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Models ◽  
Non Invasive

Abstract Background Risk stratification is essential to assess mortality risk and guide treatment in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH). We herein compared the accuracy of different currently used PH risk stratification tools and evaluated the significance of particular risk parameters. Methods We conducted a retrospective longitudinal observational cohort study evaluating seven different risk assessment approaches according to the current PH guidelines. A comprehensive assessment including multi-parametric risk stratification was performed at baseline and 4 yearly follow-up time-points. Multi-step Cox hazard analysis was used to analyse and refine risk prediction. Results Various available risk models effectively predicted mortality in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension. Right-heart catheter parameters were not essential for risk prediction. Contrary, non-invasive follow-up re-evaluations significantly improved the accuracy of risk estimations. A lack of accuracy of various risk models was found in the intermediate- and high-risk classes. For these patients, an additional evaluation step including assessment of age and right atrium area improved risk prediction significantly. Discussion Currently used abbreviated versions of the ESC/ERS risk assessment tool, as well as the REVEAL 2.0 and REVEAL Lite 2 based risk stratification, lack accuracy to predict mortality in intermediate- and high-risk precapillary pulmonary hypertension patients. An expanded non-invasive evaluation improves mortality risk prediction in these individuals.

Short- and Long-term Mortality Risk After Acute Pulmonary Embolism

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Gupta ◽  
Dylan D. Fortman ◽  
Daniel R. Morgenstern ◽  
Christopher J. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Acute Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Long Term Mortality
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