Pulmonology
Simplified PESI (sPESI)
Identifies low-risk pulmonary embolism patients for outpatient care.
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Simplified PESI (sPESI) Result
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Formula
Sum of 1 point for each present risk factor.Clinical Pearls
Provides a highly sensitive, easy-to-calculate metric that safely reduces unnecessary hospital admissions and lowers healthcare costs for stable PE patients.
Limitations
Only applies to patients with an already objectively confirmed pulmonary embolism. Social factors, severe pain, or inability to afford DOACs may still necessitate admission even with a score of 0.