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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: The diagnostic utility of D-dimer and other clinical variables in pregnant and post-partum patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism

Total number of women, n

152

Weeks of gestation at presentation, n (%)

 < 12

23 (15.1)

 12–28

42 (27.6)

 > 28

59 (38.8)

 Post-partum

28 (18.4)

Age, mean (SD), years

31.4 (5.1)

Nulliparous, n (%)

35 (23.0)

Gravity, mean (SD)

2.9 (2.1)

Twin pregnancy, n (%)

3 (2.0)

Termination of pregnancy, n (%)

1 (0.7)

Outcomes

 In-hospital mortality, n (%)

0

 28-day mortality, n (%)

0

 ICU/HDU/CCU admissions, n (%)

8 (5.3)

Reasons for ICU/HDU/CCU admission

 

 Intra-abdominal bleeding following anticoagulation

1

 Asthma exacerbation

1

 H1N1

1

 Other URTI/LRTI

2

 Thrombolysis for saddle pulmonary embolus

1

 Eclampsia

1

 PCI following MI (CCU)

1

  1. Data are presented as number (percentage) of women, unless otherwise indicated
  2. CCU coronary care unit, ICU intensive care unit, MI myocardial infarction, URTI upper respiratory tract infection, LRTI lower respiratory tract infection, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention