Hematology
Padua Prediction Score for Medical Inpatient VTE Prophylaxis (CHEST Guidelines)
Calculates Padua VTE Score (0–20) to identify hospitalized medical patients needing pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis (Score ≥ 4).
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Padua Prediction Score for Medical Inpatient VTE Prophylaxis (CHEST Guidelines) Result
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Formula
Padua Score = Sum of 11 clinical risk factors (Range 0 to 20)
Score ≥ 4 indicates high VTE risk warranting pharmacologic prophylaxis.Clinical Pearls
Reduces hospital-acquired pulmonary embolisms and deep vein thromboses while preventing inappropriate anticoagulation bleeding in low-risk medical patients.
Limitations
Designed specifically for non-surgical medical inpatients; surgical patients should be evaluated with the Caprini VTE risk model.