The European Multicenter Study on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (E-CABG) reported grading criteria for bleeding after CABG surgery.
Patient selection: coronary artery bypass grafting
Parameters:
(1) transfusion of red blood cell units during or after surgery (excludes preoperative blood products)
(2) transfusion of non-red blood cell blood products
(3) reoperation
RBC Units
Non-RBC Blood Products
Reoperation
Grade
<= 1
none
no
0
platelets
1
FFP or prothrombin complex
2 to 4 units
NA
5 to 10 units
2
<= 10
yes
> 10
3
Additive Score
1 (platelet)
1 (other)
5
7
In-Hospital Mortality
Composite Adverse Events
0.2%
2.7%
1.1%
9.6%
8%
30%
29%
76%
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Specialty: Cardiology, Surgery, general
