IMPROVE risk score calculator

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Overview

The IMPROVE score for venous thromboembolism (VTE) assesses the risk of VTE among hospitalized medical patients.[1]

IMPROVE Score Calculator

Please check the boxes that apply to you to get your individualized IMPROVE Risk score among hospitalized medical patients:

IMPROVE Risk Score Calculator
Variable Score
Prior episode of VTE 3
Thrombophilia 2
Paralysis of the lower extremity during the hospitalization 2
Current malignancy 2
Immobilization for at least 7 days 1
ICU or CCU admission 1
Age more than 60 years 1
IMPROVE Score:
Interpretation:

Reference

  1. Spyropoulos AC, Anderson FA, Fitzgerald G, Decousus H, Pini M, Chong BH; et al. (2011). "Predictive and associative models to identify hospitalized medical patients at risk for VTE". Chest. 140 (3): 706–14. doi:10.1378/chest.10-1944. PMID 21436241.