Score for Risk of Venous Thrombembolism (VTE) in Hospitalized Patient
Purpose: | To identify a hospitalized patient who may benefit from thromboprophylaxis using the score of Kucher et al. |
Specialty: | Hematology Oncology Clinical Laboratory |
Objective: | risk factors |
ICD-10: | I80, I81, I82 |
Description: | Kucher et al developed a score for identifying a hospitalized patient who is at risk for venous thromboembolism. This can help to identify a patient who may benefit from prophylaxis. The authors are from Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, University of Pennsylvania and Partners HealthCare System. |
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