Patient characteristic | Score |
Cancer-related risk factors | |
Antihormonal therapy or anthracycline | 6 |
Time since cancer diagnosis ≤6 months | 4 |
CVC | 3 |
Advanced stage of cancer | 2 |
Predisposing risk factors | |
Cardiovascular risk factors (at least 2 of the following predictors: a personal history of peripheral artery disease, ischaemic stroke, coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes, obesity) | 5 |
Recent hospitalisation for acute medical illness | 5 |
Personal history of VTE | 1 |
Biomarkers | |
Platelet count ≥350×109/L | 2 |
CVC, central venous catheter; VTE, venous thromboembolism.