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. 2022 Sep 6:11:100127.
doi: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100127. eCollection 2022 Dec.

The Risk Assessment Profile is suboptimal for guiding duplex ultrasound surveillance in trauma patients

Annika Bickford Kay  1 , David S Morris  1 , Scott C Woller  2   3 , Scott M Stevens  2   3 , Joseph R Bledsoe  4 , Dave S Collingridge  5 , Jason R Jacobs  5 , Sarah Majercik  1
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The Risk Assessment Profile is suboptimal for guiding duplex ultrasound surveillance in trauma patients

Annika Bickford Kay et al. Surg Pract Sci. .

Abstract

Background: The utility of the Risk Assessment Profile (RAP) score in predicting VTE was assessed, and VTE risk factors identified to guide a duplex ultrasound (DUS) protocol in injured patients.

Methods: Secondary analysis of prospective data on trauma inpatients (March 2017-September 2019), with admission RAP ≥5. Inhospital VTE patients compared to those without. Regression analyses in DVT, PE and proximal DVT, and ROC analysis evaluating RAP's VTE predictability were performed.

Results: 1989 patients were analyzed. VTE was identified in 163(8.2%), DVT 159(8.0%), and PE 10(0.5%) patients. Strongest VTE predictors were massive transfusion (OR 5.97, p = 0.005) and spinal cord injury (OR 2.43, p = 0.03). AUC 0.61 (p < 0.001) on ROC analysis evaluating RAP on VTE. Abdominal injury and major surgery were unique risk factors to non-screened patients.

Conclusion: Performance of RAP to predict VTE was moderate. VTE predictor variables could serve as the foundation for a novel approach guiding DUS surveillance. Derivation and validation are warranted.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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ROC analysis evaluating RAP score on hospital VTE in the entire study population (AUC = 0.61).
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