Table 4– Test characteristics of Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index 48 h after admission for predicting 30-day all-cause mortality and adverse outcomes
30-day mortalityAdverse outcomes
Sensitivity %96.1 (88.8–100)71.4 (38.0–100)
Specificity %29.5 (24.1–34.9)27.3 (22.2–32.3)
Positive predictive value %11.3 (7.1–15.5)2.3 (0.3–4.2)
Negative predictive value %98.8 (96.4–100)97.6 (94.3–100)
Positive likelihood ratio1.4 (1.2–1.5)1.0 (0.6–1.6)
Negative likelihood ratio0.1 (0.02–0.9)1.0 (0.3–3.4)

  • Data are presented with 95% confidence intervals.