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#202508A - Trends and variation in hospital-recorded pulmonary embolism in England

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is when a blood clot blocks blood flow in the lungs. It’s a medical emergency that needs quick treatment. Tracking how often it happens is important for helping health professionals and policymakers prevent cases, improve care, and use resources where they’re needed most. COVID-19 infection is thought to increase the risk of developing PE. The interactive tool below displays national trends in first-time, hospital-recorded PE in England, and lets you explore how these patterns were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

What you can explore:

  • Monthly counts of first-time PE admissions
  • Crude rates per 100,000 population
  • Age-standardised rates per 100,000 population, adjusted to the 2013 European Standard Population

Filters available:

  • Age group
  • Sex
  • Region of residence
  • Socio-economic deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile)
  • COVID-19 status (with or without a co-recorded diagnosis)

Methods:

A full description of data sources, case definitions, statistical methods and guidance for interpreting the results is provided in the accompanying peer-reviewed article: “Temporal trends in hospital-recorded pulmonary embolism in England before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2008–2024): a population-based observational study” (DOI).

 

 

 

Data sources

  • Hospital Episode Statistics – Admitted Patient Care (NHS England)
  • Mid-year population estimates (Office for National Statistics)

Neither NHS England nor the ONS bears responsibility for the content of this tool.

Funding

Development of this dashboard was supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.

Contributors

Xiaomin(Billy) Zhong, James Webster, Emre Oguzman, Mattasser Nazir, Raph Goldacre