Venous Thromboembolism (DVT/PE)
Can my patient with PE be safely discharged?
Identify patients who may be candidates for outpatient management. Use PESI or sPESI to establish clinical risk, then apply Hestia to determine whether outpatient treatment is appropriate.
Prognosis
Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI)
30-day mortality risk and PE severity classification
Use this tool when
Estimating mortality risk in a patient with confirmed PE
Prognosis
Simplified PESI (Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index)
30-day mortality risk and identification of low-risk patients
Use this tool when
Estimating mortality risk in a patient with confirmed PE using fewer variables
Prognosis
Treatment
Hestia Criteria for Outpatient Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Eligibility for outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism
Use this tool when
A patient with confirmed PE has a low clinical severity score (PESI ≤85 or sPESI =0 or Bova ≤ 4.)