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Caprini DVT Risk Score

 
The EBMcalc module Caprini DVT Risk Score is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
 

 
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:

• Age
• Minor surgery planned
• Past major surgery within one month
• Visible varicose veins
• History of inflammatory bowel disease
• Swollen legs (current)
• Overweight (Body mass index 25 or above)
• Myocardial infarction (acute)
• Congestive heart failure
• Sepsis within one month
• Serious lung disease within 1 month (including pneumonia)
• Abnormal lung function (COPD)
• Medical patient on bed rest
• Elective hip or knee joint replacement surgery
• Broken hip, pelvis or leg
• Multiple trauma within one month
• Spinal cord injury resulting in paralysis within one month
• Newly diagnosed stroke within one month
• Current use of birth control or hormone replacement therapy
• Pregnant or had a baby within the one month
• History of unexplained stillborn infant, recurrent spontaneous abortion (3 or more), premature birth with toxemia or growth restricted infant
• Current or past malignancies (excluding skin cancer, but not melanoma)
• Planned major surgery lasting longer than 45 minutes
• Laparoscopic surgery lasting longer than 45 minutes
• Arthroscopic surgery
• Bed confinement more than 72 hours
• Immobilizing plaster cast within one month
• Central venous access
• History of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
• Family history of thrombosis
• Positive Factor V Leiden
• Positive Prothrombin 20210A
• Elevated serum homocysteine
• Positive lupus anticoagulant
• Elevated anticardiolipin antibodies
• Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
• Other congenital or acquired thrombophilia