Caprini Score

More about: Caprini Score

What it calculates

The “Caprini Score” calculator computes Caprini score, points from 27 parameters: age (years), surgery: 0 none, 1 minor, 2 major >45 min, 3 elective lower-limb arthroplasty, mobility: 0 normal, 1 medical patient on bed rest, 2 confined to bed >72 h, major surgery within the past month (1 = yes), heart failure within the past month (1 = yes), sepsis within the past month (1 = yes), pneumonia within the past month (1 = yes), immobilizing plaster cast within the past month (1 = yes), hip, pelvis or leg fracture within the past month (1 = yes), stroke within the past month (1 = yes), multiple trauma within the past month (1 = yes), acute spinal cord injury with paralysis within the past month (1 = yes), varicose veins (1 = yes), swollen legs (1 = yes), central venous catheter (1 = yes), prior dvt or pe (1 = yes), family history of thrombosis (1 = yes), number of thrombophilias present (factor v leiden, prothrombin 20210a, elevated homocysteine, lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies, hit, other), inflammatory bowel disease (1 = yes), bmi >25 (1 = yes), acute myocardial infarction (1 = yes), copd (1 = yes), present or previous malignancy (1 = yes), other risk factors (1 = yes), oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (1 = yes), pregnancy or postpartum <1 month (1 = yes), history of unexplained stillbirth, ≥3 spontaneous abortions, or premature birth with toxemia or growth-restricted infant (1 = yes).

Used by professionals and patients to assess health metrics, dosages, and risks.

Example calculation

With parameters Age = 65 years, Surgery: 0 none, 1 minor, 2 major >45 min, 3 elective lower-limb arthroplasty = 2, Mobility: 0 normal, 1 medical patient on bed rest, 2 confined to bed >72 h = 0, Major surgery within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Heart failure within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Sepsis within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Pneumonia within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Immobilizing plaster cast within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Hip, pelvis or leg fracture within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Stroke within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Multiple trauma within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Acute spinal cord injury with paralysis within the past month (1 = yes) = 0, Varicose veins (1 = yes) = 0, Swollen legs (1 = yes) = 0, Central venous catheter (1 = yes) = 0, Prior DVT or PE (1 = yes) = 0, Family history of thrombosis (1 = yes) = 0, Number of thrombophilias present (factor V Leiden, prothrombin 20210A, elevated homocysteine, lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies, HIT, other) = 0, Inflammatory bowel disease (1 = yes) = 0, BMI >25 (1 = yes) = 0, Acute myocardial infarction (1 = yes) = 0, COPD (1 = yes) = 0, Present or previous malignancy (1 = yes) = 1, Other risk factors (1 = yes) = 0, Oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (1 = yes) = 0, Pregnancy or postpartum <1 month (1 = yes) = 0, History of unexplained stillbirth, ≥3 spontaneous abortions, or premature birth with toxemia or growth-restricted infant (1 = yes) = 0 the result is 6 (For surgical patients without prophylaxis (ACCP 2012)).

How to use

1. Enter age, surgery: 0 none, 1 minor, 2 major >45 min, 3 elective lower-limb arthroplasty, mobility: 0 normal, 1 medical patient on bed rest, 2 confined to bed >72 h, major surgery within the past month (1 = yes), heart failure within the past month (1 = yes), sepsis within the past month (1 = yes), pneumonia within the past month (1 = yes), immobilizing plaster cast within the past month (1 = yes), hip, pelvis or leg fracture within the past month (1 = yes), stroke within the past month (1 = yes), multiple trauma within the past month (1 = yes), acute spinal cord injury with paralysis within the past month (1 = yes), varicose veins (1 = yes), swollen legs (1 = yes), central venous catheter (1 = yes), prior dvt or pe (1 = yes), family history of thrombosis (1 = yes), number of thrombophilias present (factor v leiden, prothrombin 20210a, elevated homocysteine, lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies, hit, other), inflammatory bowel disease (1 = yes), bmi >25 (1 = yes), acute myocardial infarction (1 = yes), copd (1 = yes), present or previous malignancy (1 = yes), other risk factors (1 = yes), oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (1 = yes), pregnancy or postpartum <1 month (1 = yes) and history of unexplained stillbirth, ≥3 spontaneous abortions, or premature birth with toxemia or growth-restricted infant (1 = yes) — each field above is adjustable with a slider.
2. Caprini score, points is calculated automatically as you type.
3. Check the worked example below to see the formula applied to real numbers.
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