Table 5– Test characteristics of Simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index 48 h after admission for predicting 30-day all-cause mortality and adverse outcomes
30-day mortalityAdverse outcomes
Sensitivity %100 (100–100)42.9 (6.2–79.5)
Specificity %30.2 (24.8–35.6)26.9 (21.9–32.0)
Positive predictive value %11.8 (7.5–16.1)1.4 (0–2.9)
Negative predictive value %100 (100–100)95.2 (90.7–99.8)
Positive likelihood ratio1.4 (1.3–1.5)0.6 (0.2–1.4)
Negative likelihood ratio02.1 (1.1–4.1)

  • Data are presented with 95% confidence intervals.