Is Wells criteria for DVT or PE?
Is Wells criteria for DVT or PE?
The Wells’ Criteria risk stratifies patients for pulmonary embolism (PE), and has been validated in both inpatient and emergency department settings. Its score is often used in conjunctiion with d-dimer testing to evaluate for PE.
How accurate is the Wells score?
In patients classified as moderate or higher probability for DVT (cut-off scores of 2), the Wells score was able to detect patients at risk of developing DVT with a specificity of 90 % (95 % CI: 87–94 %), sensitivity of 67 % (95 % CI: 45–88 %), positive predictive value of 31 % (95 % CI: 16–45 %) and NPV of 98 % (95 % …
What is 2 level PE Wells score?
Table 2 Two-level PE Wells score
| Clinical feature | Points |
|---|---|
| Previous DVT/PE | 1.5 |
| Haemoptysis | 1 |
| Malignancy (on treatment, treated in the last 6 months, or palliative) | 1 |
| Clinical probability simplified score | Points |
What is 2 level Wells score?
two level Wells score for DVT
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| collateral superficial veins (non-varicose) | 1 |
| pitting oedema (confined to symptomatic leg) | 1 |
| swelling of entire leg | 1 |
| localised tenderness along distribution of deep venous system | 1 |
What is Wells rule?
The Wells criteria for pulmonary embolism is a risk stratification score and clinical decision rule to estimate the probability for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients in which history and examination suggests acute PE is a diagnostic possibility.
What is PTP score?
The clinical pretest probability score (PTP) is a useful tool for selecting patients for further diagnostic examina- tion for DVT. The PTP score, developed by Well et al,8 is calculated from clinical and historical data to stratify pa- tients into low, moderate, and high risk of DVT.
