Geneva Score (original)
The original (objective) Geneva score for PE pretest probability: age, prior VTE, recent surgery, heart rate, arterial blood gas, and chest-film findings (Wicki 2001).
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Example
- Age
- 85 years
- Previous DVT or PE
- Yes
- Surgery within 4 weeks
- Yes
- Heart rate
- 110 bpm
- PaCO2
- < 36 mmHg (< 4.8 kPa) -- +2
- PaO2
- < 48.7 mmHg (< 6.5 kPa) -- +4
Result: Original Geneva score 14: high clinical probability (~81% PE prevalence).
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What the result means
- Bands
- low 0-4 (~10% PE), intermediate 5-8 (~38%), high >= 9 (~81%). The pre-Wells fully objective predecessor model.
What you enter
- Age
- Heart rate
- Previous DVT or PE
- Surgery within 4 weeks
- PaCO2 (arterial)
- PaO2 (arterial)
- Band (platelike) atelectasis on chest film
- Elevated hemidiaphragm on chest film
How this is calculated
- Items
- age 60-79 +1 / >= 80 +2; prior VTE +2; surgery < 4 wk +3; HR > 100 +1; PaCO2 / PaO2 ABG bands; band atelectasis +1; elevated hemidiaphragm +1 (total 0-16).
Wicki J, Perneger TV, Junod AF, Bounameaux H, Perrier A. Assessing clinical probability of pulmonary embolism in the emergency ward: a simple score. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161(1):92-97. Read the source ↗
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