Key findings:
A risk calculator entitled the Clue Post-Surgery VTE Risk Instrument has been developed on the basis of the study, available free of charge online at www.cluevte.org . Designed to be both simple and practical, the tool allows clinicians and patients to make more precise, evidence-based decisions about preventive medication by considering. The tool uses just four inputs, procedure type, patient’s age, body mass index and history of venous thromboembolism.
The study is a step towards a future in which we can avoid both unnecessary overtreatment and dangerous undertreatment.
“For the patient, this means better care, fewer complications and greater confidence in their treatment being exactly what they need,” says doctoral researcher Lauri Lavikainen .
For the healthcare system, this means better decision-making, wiser resource use and more sustainable and effective healthcare.