The Thresholds of Caprini Score Associated With Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism across Different Specialties: A Systematic Review

Proper risk assessment remains an important but often challenging part of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. One of the known risk assessment models used worldwide is the Caprini score, which has been tested in different medical and surgical specialties. The primary objective of this systematic review was to identify appropriate thresholds of the Caprini score that are associated with the increased risk of VTE across different medical specialties.