Outcome data
| Outcome variable | PE with fever (N=59) | PE without fever (N=182) | Total=241 | P values |
| Need for mechanical ventilation | 18 (30.5%) | 12 (6.6%) | 30 (12.4%) | <0.001 |
| ICU admission | 41 (69.5%) | 45 (24.7%) | 86 (35.7%) | <0.001 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) (±SD) | 19.797 (±18.391) | 12.203 (±12.353) | 14.062 (±14.406) | <0.001 |
| Mortality | 13 (22.0%) | 19 (10.4%) | 32 (13.3%) | 0.03 |
ICU, intensive care unit; PE, pulmonary embolism.