Table 1 Proportion of confirmed cases of PE and FPE.

From: Perioperative ultrasound screening of lower extremity veins is effective in the prevention of fatal pulmonary embolism in orthopedic patients

 

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

PE

4

11

8

23

26

26

21

18

FPE

2

5

1

3

4

3

7

2

Inpatients

25,559

32,360

36,446

41,154

44,158

51,423

58,849

51,469

PE mortality rate of inpatients

0.0078%

0.0155%

0.0027%

0.0073%

0.0091%

0.0058%

0.0190%

0.0039%

PE mortality of confirmed patients

50.0%

45.5%

12.5%

13.0%

15.4%

11.5%

33.3%

11.1%

  1. PE: pulmonary embolism, FPE: fatal pulmonary embolism.