Review Article

Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients

Table 1

Individual risk factors and points allotted to calculate the RAP score.

Underlying conditionPoints
 Obesity2
 Malignancy2
 Abnormal coagulation2
 History of thromboembolism3
Iatrogenic factors
 Femoral venous line2
 Transfusion > 4 units2
 Operation > 2 hours2
 Major venous repair3
Injury-related factors
 Chest AIS > 22
 Abdomen AIS > 22
 Head AIS > 22
 Spinal fractures3
 Glascow coma score < 83
 Severe lower extremity fracture4
 Pelvic fracture4
 Spinal cord injury4
Age (years)
 ≥40, <602
 ≥60, <753
 ≥754