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Question 7#

A Caprini score of ≥5 in a general surgery patient without thromboprophylaxis is associated with what percentage risk of developing a DVT?

A. 1%
B. 3%
C. 6%
D. 10%

Correct Answer is C

Comment:

Scoring systems have been developed that take into account the number of VTE risk factors in an individual patient. These risk stratification scores, such as the Rogers score and Caprini score, provide individual patient risk stratification and recommendations for prophylactic anticoagulation. The ninth edition of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines for Prevention of VTE in Non-Orthopedic Surgical Patients acknowledges both the Rogers and Caprini scores and provides recommendations for VTE. Orthopedic surgical patients are generally excluded from risk assessment scores because of the disproportionately increased risk of VTE in orthopedic surgery compared with the general and abdominopelvic surgery population.

Thromboembolism risk and recommended thromboprophylaxis in surgica l patients:

DVT = deep vein thrombosis; INR = international normalized ratio; LDUH = low-dose unfractionated heparin; LMWH = low molecular weight heparin; VTE = venous thromboembolism