The DOMESTIC Study: Diagnostic and Prognostic Prediction Models for Patients With Venous Thromboembolism in China

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which clinically manifests as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is one of the leading causes of mortality that need to be accurately diagnosed and effectively managed. Although a number of clinical decision rules in the domain of VTE have been presented in the literature, such as the well-known prediction models developed by Wells and colleagues, the prognostic models to assess VTE recurrence risk in patients who suffered from a VTE or the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) for short-term mortality risk in PE patients, and various other diagnostic models for both DVT and PE. They are few designed for Chinese patients. The primary objective of this proposal is to develop and validate diagnostic and prognostic (including short-term and long-term prognoses) prediction models for patients with VTE in China.