Anaes Vivas · Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
Data viva — the Caprini risk score
A data viva on the Caprini — the weighted factors (the age, the BMI, the surgery, the cancer, the prior VTE, the immobility); the low/moderate/high/highest strata; the risk-stratified prophylaxis (the mobilisation, the mechanical, the pharmacological, the extended).
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Prompt
A patient with the Caprini score of 7 (the age 72, the major cancer surgery, the BMI 31, the immobility). Score and interpret, and prescribe the prophylaxis.
Stimulus
The Caprini risk-assessment model is shown, and a patient scores 7 (the age 72 at 3 points, the major open cancer surgery at 2 points, the BMI over 25 at 1 point, the bedrest over 72 hours at 1 point). Interpret the score and prescribe the prophylaxis.
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- [1]Lohr J, et al. Evolution of the Caprini risk assessment score. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord, 2026.PMID 42331469
- [42331470]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.