Who's keeping score? Risk assessment models should be built for the clinicians using them

In their manuscript, “Risk Factors for Post-Operative VTE following Colorectal Surgery: Is Caprini score enough?1”, Dr. Almanzar and colleagues present a retrospective review of patients undergoing colorectal surgery at their healthcare system over a 12 month period, in which they identify 15 patients who sustained VTE. Their analysis and discussion that follows identifies that only 4 (27%) of the 15 patients would have been considered “high risk” based on Caprini scores>7, leading to the suggestion that this scoring system is deficient for the needs of their colorectal surgery population.

Source: American Journal of Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Eli Mlaver, Virginia O. Shaffer Tags: Invited Commentary Source Type: research