TABLE 4

Detailed analysis of patients who died within 30 days of ambulatory assessment unit attendance

PatientAdmission statusAge years (mean)PESI scoreComorbidityCause of deathTime to death daysScan
1Admitted7070NilPE1No scan
2Admitted80103LungPulmonary fibrosis21Bilateral sub-segmental
3Admitted83130LungPE1Bilateral
4Ambulated58118Metastatic cancerSepsis16Unilateral

PESI: Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index; PE: pulmonary embolism.