PESI = 0

Risk stratification for patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

 

 

Meta-analysis review of PESI demonstrated the following:

**Serious adverse events were defined as any of the following: nonfatal recurrent PE, nonfatal recurrent DVT, nonfatal bleeding, or delayed homodynamic instability.

 

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