1. Older patient with cancer and prior VTE
Surgical risk reviewerBackground
A patient aged 61–74 years has a planned major open surgery, a current or previous malignancy, and a personal history of VTE.
Problem
Calculate the combined Caprini score and identify the resulting risk category.
How to use
Select Age 61–74 years, Major open surgery (> 45 min), Malignancy, and Personal history of VTE.
Selected points: age 61–74 (2) + major open surgery (2) + malignancy (2) + personal VTE history (3).Outcome
The calculator returns a total of 9 and classifies the result as Highest risk (9), with the model-based interpretation.