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==Caprini Risk Assessment Model==
==Caprini Risk Assessment Model==
===Calculation of the Caprini Risk score===
===Calculation of the Caprini Risk score===
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| 5 points || 4 points|| 3 points || 2 points || 1 point
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| [[Stroke]] (in the previous month) <br> Fracture of the hip, pelvis, or leg <br> Elective [[arthroplasty]] <br> Acute [[spinal cord injury]] (in the previous month)
| [[Age]]≥ 75 years <br> Prior episodes of [[VTE]]  <br>Positive family history for [[VTE]]  <br> [[Prothrombin 20210 A]]  <br> [[Factor V Leiden]]  <br> [[Lupus anticoagulant]]s  <br> [[Anticardiolipin antibodies]]  <br> High [[homocysteine]] in the blood  <br> [[Heparin induced thrombocytopenia]]  <br> Other congenital or acquired [[thrombophilia]]
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:30, 26 May 2014

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Caprini Risk Assessment Model

Calculation of the Caprini Risk score

5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Stroke (in the previous month)
Fracture of the hip, pelvis, or leg
Elective arthroplasty
Acute spinal cord injury (in the previous month)
Age≥ 75 years
Prior episodes of VTE
Positive family history for VTE
Prothrombin 20210 A
Factor V Leiden
Lupus anticoagulants
Anticardiolipin antibodies
High homocysteine in the blood
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
Other congenital or acquired thrombophilia

References