Deep vein thrombosis, wells score
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Score that allows an assessment of the clinical probability of the presence of a thromboembolism based on clinical and anamnestic parameters.
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For the diagnosis of thromboembolic events, the D-dimer determination has a high diagnostic sensitivity (even more so in pulmonary embolism than in deep vein thrombosis - DVT) but a low specificity. Thus, although a low value means that a thromboembolic event can be ruled out with a high probability (high negative predictive value), an increased value is often more difficult to classify. In this case, the combination of the D-dimer determination with the so-called "Wells-Score" (named after P.S. Wells) is recommended.
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Determination of the clinical probability of the presence of DVT (Wells-Score)
- Active cancer (1)
- Paralysis or recent immobilization of the legs (1)
- Bed rest (>3 days); major surgery (<12 weeks) (1)
- Pain / hardening along the deep veins (1)
- Swelling of the whole leg (1)
- Swelling of lower leg >3 cm opposite opposite side (1)
- Indentable edema on the symptomatic leg (1)
- Collateral veins (1)
- Previous documented DVT (1)
- Alternative diagnosis at least as likely as deep vein thrombosis (-2)
- Evaluation of the point score
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Probability of DVT not high (score: <2)
Probability of DVT high (Score: >2)
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Interdisciplinary S2 guideline(2005): Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. VASA 34: Suppl. 66
- Wells PS et al (1998) Use of a clinical model for safe management of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Ann Internal Med 129: 997-1005