IMPROVE VTE risk score
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2], Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [3], Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[4]
Overview
Overview
The IMPROVE score for venous thromboembolism assesses the risk of VTE among hospitalized medical patients.
IMPROVE VTE Risk Score
IMPROVE VTE Risk Score
The IMPROVE risk score for venous thromboembolism assesses the risk of VTE among hospitalized medical patients.[1]
IMPROVE VTE Risk Score Calculator
IMPROVE VTE Risk Score Calculator
Shown below is the calculator for IMPROVE VTE risk score (check all the boxes that apply):
Interpretation
Interpretation
The interpretation of the score is as follows:
- Score = 0: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 0.4%
- Score = 1: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 0.6%
- Score = 2: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 1%
- Score = 3: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 1.7%
- Score = 4: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 2.9%
- Score ≥ 5: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 7.2%
References
References
- ↑ Spyropoulos AC, Anderson FA, Fitzgerald G, Decousus H, Pini M, Chong BH; et al. (2011). “Predictive and associative models to identify hospitalized medical patients at risk for VTE”. Chest. 140 (3): 706–14. doi:10.1378/chest.10-1944. PMID 21436241.
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