IMPROVEDD VTE risk score

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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], Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [3], Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[4]

Overview

The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score, which incorporates D-dimer measurement into the IMPROVE (International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism) score, refines the prediction of symptomatic venous thromboembolism events in acutely ill hospitalized patients up to 77 days of hospitalization.[1]

IMPROVEDD risk score calculator

Please check the boxes that apply to calculate the IMPROVEDD VTE Risk score and predicted risk of symptomatic VTE up to 77 days after hospitalization:

IMPROVEDD VTE 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
D-dimer ≥2× upper limit of normal (or ≥1.0 μg/mL) 2
IMPROVEDD Score:
Predicted Risk of Symptomatic VTE:

Reference

  1. ↑ "The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score: Incorporation of D-Dimer into the IMPROVE Score to Improve Venous Thromboembolism Risk Stratification". TH Open. 01 (01): e56–e65. 2017. doi:10.1055/s-0037-1603929.
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