1. External Validation of the ICU-Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Model in Adult Critically Ill Patients
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Lijuan Zhang MD, Fuyang Chen MD, Su Hu BD, Yanxia Zhong PhD, Bohua Wei MD, Xiaopin Wang MD, and Ding Long MD
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Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Background Currently, no universally accepted standardized VTE risk assessment model (RAM) is specifically designed for critically ill patients. Although the ICU-venous thromboembolism (ICU-VTE) RAM was initially developed in 2020, it lacks prospective external validation. Objectives To evaluate the predictive performance of the ICU-VTE RAM in terms of VTE occurrence in mixed medical-surgical ICU patients. Methods We prospectively enrolled adult patients in the ICU. The ICU-VTE score and Caprini or Padua score were calculated at admission, and the incidence of in-hospital VTE was investigated. The performance of the ICU-VTE RAM was evaluated and compared with that of Caprini or Padua RAM using the receiver operating curve. Results We included 269 patients (median age: 70 years; 62.5% male). Eighty-three (30.9%) patients experienced inpatient VTE. The AUC of the ICU-VTE RAM was 0.743 (95% CI, 0.682-0.804, P
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- 2024
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