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=== Calculation of the Wells Score for DVT === | === Calculation of the Wells Score for DVT === | ||
This handy calculator computes the pre-test probability of [[deep vein thrombosis|deep vein thrombosis (DVT)]] using Wells criteria. Check all boxes that apply to your patient: | This handy calculator computes the pre-test probability of [[deep vein thrombosis|deep vein thrombosis (DVT)]] using Wells criteria.<ref name="pmid14507948">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, Forgie M, Kearon C, Dreyer J, Kovacs G, Mitchell M, Lewandowski B, Kovacs MJ |title=Evaluation of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected deep-vein thrombosis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=349 |issue=13 |pages=1227–35 |date=September 2003 |pmid=14507948 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa023153 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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{{#widget:DVT_calculator}} | {{#widget:DVT_calculator}} | ||
Revision as of 03:20, 31 October 2018
Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2], Kashish Goel, M.D., Kristin Feeney, B.S. [3]
Wells Score Calculator for DVT
Calculation of the Wells Score for DVT
This handy calculator computes the pre-test probability of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using Wells criteria.[1]
Check all boxes that apply to your patient: #REDIRECT [[Widget:DVT Wells score calculator]]
Interpretation of the Wells Score for DVT
The interpretation of the score is as follows:
- Score ≥3: High pretest probability (Prevalence of DVT - 75%)
- Score 1-2: Moderate pretest probability (Prevalence of DVT - 17%)
- Score ≤0: Low pretest probability (Prevalence of DVT - 3%)
References
- ↑ Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, Forgie M, Kearon C, Dreyer J, Kovacs G, Mitchell M, Lewandowski B, Kovacs MJ (September 2003). "Evaluation of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected deep-vein thrombosis". N. Engl. J. Med. 349 (13): 1227–35. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa023153. PMID 14507948.