Wells score for DVT (original)

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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][2][3][4][5]

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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

  1. 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.
  2. Scarvelis D, Wells PS (October 2006). "Diagnosis and treatment of deep-vein thrombosis". CMAJ. 175 (9): 1087–92. doi:10.1503/cmaj.060366. PMC 1609160. PMID 17060659.
  3. Wells PS, Owen C, Doucette S, Fergusson D, Tran H (January 2006). "Does this patient have deep vein thrombosis?". JAMA. 295 (2): 199–207. doi:10.1001/jama.295.2.199. PMID 16403932.
  4. Bates SM, Jaeschke R, Stevens SM, Goodacre S, Wells PS, Stevenson MD, Kearon C, Schunemann HJ, Crowther M, Pauker SG, Makdissi R, Guyatt GH (February 2012). "Diagnosis of DVT: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines". Chest. 141 (2 Suppl): e351S–e418S. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2299. PMC 3278048. PMID 22315267.
  5. Silveira PC, Ip IK, Goldhaber SZ, Piazza G, Benson CB, Khorasani R (July 2015). "Performance of Wells Score for Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Inpatient Setting". JAMA Intern Med. 175 (7): 1112–7. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.1687. PMID 25985219.