Diagnostic value of transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of haemodynamically significant pulmonary embolism
| Total PE | Acute PE | Chronic PE | |
| Suspected (n) | 113 | 51 | 62 |
| PE (+) (n) | 77 | 42 | 35 |
| PE (−) (n) | 36 | 9 | 27 |
| TOE (+) (n) | 63 | 32 | 31 |
| TOE (−) (n) | 50 | 19 | 31 |
| TOEf (−) (n) | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| TOEf (+) (n) | 11-150 | 0 | 11-150 |
| Sensitivity (%) | 80.5 | 76.1 | 85.7 |
| Specificity (%) | 97.2 | 100 | 96.4 |
↵1-150 One patient with leiomyosarcoma of pulmonary artery.
PE, pulmonary embolism; PE (+), pulmonary embolism confirmed by routine methods; PE (−), pulmonary embolism excluded by routine methods; TOE (+), positive diagnosis of pulmonary embolism at transoesophageal echocardiography; TOE (−), negative diagnosis of pulmonary embolism at transoesophageal echocardiography; TOEf (−), false negative transoesophageal echocardiography; TOEf (+), false positive transoesophageal echocardiography.