- The inclusion and exclusion criteria.
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
| Age 18 years or older | Sepsis (based on the results of the blood cultures) |
| Diagnosis by CTPA | Chronic inflammatory diseases |
| Availability of all required data | Malignancy |
| Active use of immunosuppressive | |
| Previous PE history | |
| End-stage renal disease | |
| Pregnancy | |
| COVID-19 | |
| History of hematological diseases |
CTPA: computed tomography pulmonary angiogram,
PE: pulmonary embolism, COVID-19: coronavirus disease-19