Assessing Morbidity and Malignancy Risk in Patients Presenting with Pulmonary Embolism in an Ambulatory Care Setting

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Increased sPESI scores correlated with higher mortality rates in patients with pulmonary embolism.
A total of 82 patients were observed, with common complaints including shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain.
New cancer sites were diagnosed in 13.4% of patients, emphasizing the importance of cancer risk assessment.
Logistic regression indicated that history of cancer and age over 73 years can predict new cancer sites with high specificity.

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Retrospective analysis explores morbidity, mortality, and cancer risks in patients with pulmonary embolism, highlighting the role of sPESI scores.

Memon et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Retrospective analysis explores morbidity, mortality, and cancer risks in patients with pulmonary embolism, highlighting the role of sPESI scores.