Last data update: 2014.03.03

R: Pulmonary Embolism Dataset
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Pulmonary Embolism Dataset

Description

These are simulated data on 10,000 cases with suspected pulmonary embolism at a hospital.

Usage

PE

Format

A data frame with 10000 rows and 7 variables:

wells

Wells score (integer ranging from 1 to 10 indicating the degree to which PE is suspected based on clinical review of symptoms)

pregnant

Factor indicating pregnancy (No, Yes)

pe

Factor indicating pulmonary embolism has occurred (No,Yes)

angio

Result of pulmonary angiography test (Negative, Positive)

d.dimer

Numeric result of diagnostic blood test called D-Dimer.

treat

Factor indicating whether or not treatment for PE was administered (No,Yes)

death

Factor indicating patient mortality (No,Yes)

Source

Simulated data - not from real patients.

Results