Articles with "risk tool" as a keyword



Venous thromboembolism risk following temporary immobilisation after injury: evaluation of the Aberdeen VTE risk tool

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Published in 2023 at "Emergency Medicine Journal"

DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2022-212723

Abstract: Background Temporary lower limb immobilisation following injury is a risk factor for symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE). Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis can mitigate this risk but it is unclear which patients benefit from this intervention. The Aberdeen VTE… read more here.

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Postoperative complications and disposition for vascular surgery

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Published in 2023 at "Anaesthesia and Intensive Care"

DOI: 10.1177/0310057x221138114

Abstract: Among all surgical specialties, vascular surgery has the greatest proportion of patients with unplanned admissions to the intensive care unit postoperatively. Therefore, current clinical pathways for the postoperative management of vascular surgery patients may need… read more here.

Keywords: intensive care; surgical outcome; risk; care ... See more keywords

Development and validation of a population based risk algorithm for obesity: The Obesity Population Risk Tool (OPoRT)

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Published in 2018 at "PLoS ONE"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191169

Abstract: Background Given the dramatic rise in the prevalence of obesity, greater focus on prevention is necessary. We sought to develop and validate a population risk tool for obesity to inform prevention efforts. Methods We developed… read more here.

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The Opioid Risk Tool Correlates With Increased Postsurgical Opioid Use Among Patients With Orthopedic Trauma.

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Published in 2023 at "Orthopedics"

DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20230207-04

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT), which has been validated in patients with chronic pain, relates to postoperative opioid consumption. The purpose was to investigate a tool… read more here.

Keywords: opioid risk; risk; opioid; risk tool ... See more keywords