A simple risk score discriminated between patients at low or high risk for adverse events during therapy for acute DVT

摘要

The RIETE registry is an ongoing observational study of the epidemiology,nmanagement, and outcomes of patients with acute symptomaticnDVT, with a large patient sample and rigorous data collection. Trujillo-nSantos and colleagues examined this registry to derive and validate ansimple clinical prediction guide (CPG) to predict the risk for adversenevents during immediate management. The CPG identified a low-riskngroup in both the derivation and validation cohorts. The authors concludednthat the risk score could identify patients at low risk for adversenevents, who would therefore be eligible for outpatient treatment. This isnreasonable, given that the safety and efficacy of outpatient treatment ofnDVT has been shown (1, 2).