Risk Scoring System for Venous Thromboembolism After Total hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Age < 40 years ( -2 )

Cancer chemotherapy ( +1 )

Estrogen treatment ( +1 )

Lower limb motor paralysis ( +1 )

Oral contraceptives ( +1 )

Severe infection (+1 )

Varicose veins ( +1 )

Age ≥60 years (+2 )

BMI ≥25 to <30 kg/m2 ( +2 )

Cancer (other than surgery, respiratory surgery, urology, and gynecology) ( +2 )

Lower limb cast bandage fixation ( +2 )

Confined to bed ≥48 h (+2 )

Pelvic mass disease ( +2 )

BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (+3 )

Diagnosis or history of VTE ( +8 )

Thrombophilia: antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, hyperhomocysteinemia, increased prothrombin levels, factor V Leiden, increased factor VIII levels, hyperfibrinogenemia, antithrombin deficiency, protein C deficiency, and protein S deficiency ( +8 )

Weight

kilogram

Lbs

Height

centimeters

inches

BMI, kg/m²

Result

Reference

Akamine A, Takahira N, Kuroiwa M, Tomizawa A, Atsuda K. Internal Validation of a Risk Scoring System for Venous Thromboembolism After Total hip or Knee Arthroplasty. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2022 Jan-Dec;28:10760296221103868. doi: 10.1177/10760296221103868. PMID: 35642285; PMCID: PMC9163732.

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