HOPPE score

Indications

• alternate to the pulmonary embolism severity index for identifying low-risk pulmonary embolism

Procedure

5 independent predictors* of 30-day mortality:

• heart rate (< 80, 81-100, > 100 beats/min)
• PaO2 (arterial partial pressure of oxygen)
  • (> 80, 60-79, < 60 mm Hg)
• systolic blood pressure (> 120, 100-199, < 100 mm Hg)
• diastolic blood pressure (> 80, 64-79, < 65 mm Hg)
• modified electrocardiographic score (< 2, 2-4, > 4)

* 1-3 points each

Interpretation

• 30-day mortality rates
  • 0% in low risk (0 -6 points)
  • 7.5-8.5% in intermediate risk (7-10 points)
  • 18.2-18.8% in high-risk patients (> 10 points)

More general terms

• numerical rating scale (NRS)

Additional terms

• clinical decision rules for pulmonary embolism
• pulmonary embolism (PE)