The Wells rule is the most widely used pretest clinical probability score for patients with suspected deep-vein thrombosis. However, the rule was developed and validated in the outpatient setting, and its accuracy in hospitalized patients has not been investigated previously. A new study indicates that this rule should not be used in the inpatient setting.
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Ageno, W. The Wells rule is not accurate in hospitalized patients. Nat Rev Cardiol 12, 449–450 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2015.106
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