Table 3.
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS | VTE RISK SCORE |
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Site of cancer | |
Very high risk (primary brain, stomach or pancreas) | 2 |
High risk (lung, lymphoma, gynecologic, genitourinary excluding prostate or multiple myeloma) | 1 |
Low risk (breast, colorectal or head and neck) | 0 |
Other characteristics | |
Platelet count ≥350 × 109/l | 1 |
Hemoglobin <100 g/l or use of red blood cell growth factors | 1 |
Leukocyte count >11 × 109/l | 1 |
BMI ≥35 kg/m2 | 1 |
sP-selectin ≥53.1 ng/ml | 1 |
D-dimer ≥1.44 μg/ml | 1 |
Notes: 0 score, Low risk. 1 or 2 score, Intermediate risk. 3 or higher, High risk.