Padua Prediction Score (VTE risk in medical inpatients)

Padua Prediction Score (Barbar 2010) for inpatient VTE risk.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Active cancer
Yes
Prior VTE
No
Reduced mobility
Yes
Known thrombophilia
No
Recent (<= 1 month) trauma or surgery
No
Age >= 70
Yes
Heart and/or respiratory failure
No
Acute MI or ischemic stroke
No
Acute infection / rheumatologic disorder
No
BMI >= 30
No
Ongoing hormonal treatment
No

Result: Padua >=4: high risk; 90-day VTE 11.0% if untreated per Barbar 2010 Table 4. Prophylaxis-eligible per Barbar 2010 Results.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

<4
Low risk; 90-day VTE 0.3% without prophylaxis per Barbar 2010 Table 4.
>=4
High risk; 90-day VTE 11.0% if untreated per Barbar 2010 Table 4. Prophylaxis-eligible per Barbar 2010 Results.

What you enter

  • Active cancer (3)
  • Prior VTE (3)
  • Reduced mobility (3)
  • Known thrombophilia (3)
  • Recent (<= 1 month) trauma or surgery (2)
  • Age >= 70 (1)
  • Heart and/or respiratory failure (1)
  • Acute MI or ischemic stroke (1)
  • Acute infection / rheumatologic disorder (1)
  • BMI >= 30 (1)
  • Ongoing hormonal treatment (1)
How this is calculated

Barbar S, Noventa F, Rossetto V, et al. A risk assessment model for the identification of hospitalized medical patients at risk for venous thromboembolism: the Padua Prediction Score. J Thromb Haemost. 2010;8(11):2450-2457. Read the source ↗

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