The risk of deep venous thrombosis: a computerized epidemiologic approach
Janssen, H.F.; Schachner, J.; Hubbard, J.; Hartman, J.T.
Surgery 101(2): 205-212
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-6060 PMID: 3544297 Document Number: 290738
The appropriate use of prophylactic measures to prevent deep venous thrombosis is dependent on the ability of physicians to identify high-risk patients. This problem has been the subject of numerous epidemiologic reports compiled during the last several decades. Described herein is a computerized technique to condense the literature on this subject into a form better suited for practical application. This technique comprises an interactive program that calculates a patient's relative risk of developing a thrombus on the basis of a comparative evaluation of his medical profile. The computer then reports the patient's calculated relative risk along with other information that may pertain to his risk of deep venous thrombosis.