Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Risk factor | Â |
---|---|
Individual or family history of VTE (first degree relatives) | XX |
Known congenital or acquired thrombophilia (Table 2) | XX |
Active cancer or cancer treatment | XX |
Obesity (BMI >30) | XX |
Bed confinement (>3Â days) | XX |
Impediment to normal ambulation (weight bearing <10–20 kg, lower extremity immobilisation) | X |
Age (>60–70 years) | X |
Oestrogen contraceptive therapy or hormone replacement surgery (ongoing or within 1Â month after suspension) | X |
Pregnancy or puerperium (6Â weeks after delivery) | X |
Recent acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or stroke | X |
Chronic heart failure | X |
Chronic respiratory failure | X |
Inflammatory bowel disease | X |
Sepsis or severe infections | X |
Large varicose veins | X |
Nephrotic syndrome | X |