IMPROVE risk score calculator
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 IMPROVE score for venous thromboembolism (VTE) assesses the risk of VTE among hospitalized medical patients.
IMPROVE Score Calculator
Calculation of the IMPROVE Score for VTE
The IMPROVE score for venous thromboembolism (VTE) assesses the risk of VTE among hospitalized medical patients.[1] Check all boxes that apply to your patient:
Interpretation of the IMPROVE Score for VTE
The interpretation of the score is as follows:
- Score = 0: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 0.4%
- Score = 1: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 0.6%
- Score = 2: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 1%
- Score = 3: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 1.7%
- Score = 4: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 2.9%
- Score ≥ 5: Predicted VTE risk through 3 months is 7.2%
References
- ↑ 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.