Score of Pannucci et al for Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in a Burn Patient on Admission

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Pannucci et al developed a simple score for predicting the risk of venous thromboembolism in a burn patient on admission. This can help to identify a patient who may benefit from an intervention to reduce the risk of thrombosis. The authors are from the University of Michigan.

Patient selection: thermal injury

Outcome: venous thromboemolism (VTE)

Parameters:

(1) percent of body surface area with burn injury

(2) inhalation injury

Parameter	Finding	Points
percent BSA burned	< 5%	0
	5 to 9%	2
	10 to 19%	4
	20 to 49%	5
	50 to 65%	6
	> 65%	5
inhalation injury	absent	0
	present	2

total score =

= SUM(points for the 2 parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 8

• The higher the score the greater the risk for venous thromboembolism.

Total Score	Percent VTE
0 to 4	< 1%
5	2%
6	3%
7	3.5%
8	5%

Performance:

• The area under the ROC curve ranged from 0.75 to 0.77.

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Score of Pannucci et al for Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in a Burn Patient on Admission

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