| Variables | Frequency (N = 92) | Percentage (%) |
| Venous thromboembolic event |
|
|
| Pulmonary embolism | 53 | 57.6 |
| DVT | 27 | 29.4 |
| Pulmonary embolism + DVT | 12 | 13.0 |
| Reoccurence |
|
|
| Absent | 76 | 82.6 |
| Present | 16 | 17.4 |
| Place of care |
|
|
| Inpatient | 88 | 95.7 |
| Outpatient | 4 | 4.3 |
| Type of hospital ward |
|
|
| High class | 16 | 18.8 |
| Classic | 69 | 81.2 |
| Type of anticoagulant prescribed at discharge |
|
|
| vitamin K antagonists | 16 | 17.4 |
| Direct oral anticoagulants | 72 | 78.3 |
| Direct oral anticoagulants then vitamin K antagonists | 4 | 4.3 |
| Duration of treatment |
|
|
| 3 months | 32 | 34.8 |
| 6 months | 43 | 46.7 |
| More than 6 months | 17 | 18.5 |
| Type of pulmonary embolism | Frequency (N = 65) | Percentage (%) |
| Massive | 26 | 40.0 |
| Sub-massive | 21 | 32.3 |
| Low risk | 18 | 27.7 |