What are the 5 strongest risk factors for DVT?

Strong risk factors having a sufficiently high odds ratio to justify prophylaxis against VTE are listed in Table 2.

  • Major General Surgery.
  • Major Orthopedic Surgery.
  • Spinal Cord Injury.
  • Fracture of the Pelvis, Hip, or Long Bones.
  • Multiple Trauma.
  • Malignancy.
  • Myocardial Infarction.
  • Congestive Heart or Respiratory Failure.

What are 4 risk factors for DVT?

What are the risk factors for deep venous thrombosis (DVT)?

  • Age.
  • Immobilization longer than 3 days.
  • Pregnancy and the postpartum period.
  • Major surgery in previous 4 weeks.
  • Long plane or car trips (>4 hours) in previous 4 weeks.
  • Cancer.
  • Previous DVT.
  • Stroke.

What are 6 risk factors for DVT?

Risk factors for DVT include:

  • Age.
  • Sitting for long periods of time, such as when driving or flying.
  • Prolonged bed rest, such as during a long hospital stay, or paralysis.
  • Injury or surgery.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Birth control pills (oral contraceptives) or hormone replacement therapy.
  • Being overweight or obese.
  • Smoking.

What is Wells rule?

The Wells criteria for pulmonary embolism is a risk stratification score and clinical decision rule to estimate the probability for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients in which history and examination suggests acute PE is a diagnostic possibility.

What are risk factors for blood clots?

Acquired Risk Factors

  • Smoking.
  • Overweight and obesity.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Prolonged bed rest due to surgery, hospitalization or illness.
  • Long periods of sitting such as car or plane trips.
  • Use of birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy.
  • Cancer.

What is the Wells score for PE?

Modified Wells Scoring System

Clinical Characteristic Score
Clinical Probability of Pulmonary Embolism Score
Low 0-1
Intermediate 2-6
High ≥6

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