Performance of Wells Score for Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Inpatient Setting

The Wells score to determine the pretest probability of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was validated in outpatient settings, but it is unclear whether it applies to inpatients. To evaluate the utility of the Wells score for risk stratification of inpatients with suspected DVT. A prospective study was co...

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Published in:	JAMA internal medicine Vol. 175; no. 7; pp. 1112 - 1117
Main Authors:	Silveira, Patricia C, Ip, Ivan K, Goldhaber, Samuel Z, Piazza, Gregory, Benson, Carol B, Khorasani, Ramin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.07.2015
Subjects:	Aged Decision Support Techniques Female Humans Inpatients - statistics & numerical data Male Massachusetts - epidemiology Middle Aged Prospective Studies Risk Assessment Ultrasonography Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology
ISSN:	2168-6114
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