External Validation of the Padua and IMPROVE-VTE Risk Assessment Models for Predicting Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Adult Medical Patients: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in Japan

Both RAMs require an update to function in this particular setting. Further studies with a larger-sized cohort, including re-estimation of the individual regression coefficients with additional, more context-specific predictors, are needed to create a useful model that would help advance risk-oriented VTE prevention programs.