The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score: Incorporation of D-Dimer into the IMPROVE Score to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Risk Stratification

The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score: Incorporation of D-Dimer into the IMPROVE Score to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Risk Stratification

Abstract Background The IMPROVE score is a validated venous thromboembolism (VTE) assessment tool to risk stratify hospitalized, medically ill patients based on clinical variables. It was hypothesized that addition of D-dimer measurement to derive a new IMPROVEDD score would improve ide...

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Main Authors: C. Michael Gibson, Alex C. Spyropoulos, Alexander T. Cohen, Russell D. Hull, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Roger D. Yusen, Adrian F. Hernandez, Serge Korjian, Yazan Daaboul, Alex Gold, Robert A. Harrington, Gerald Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-06-01
Series:TH Open
Subjects:
venous thromboembolism
d-dimer
risk assessment model
thromboprophylaxis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1603929

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