Outpatient Bleeding Risk Index - For Patients Treated with Warfarin

Description

Beyth et al developed the Outpatient Bleeding Risk index to identify the risk of major bleeding in an outpatient treated with warfarin. This can help identify a patient who may require closer monitoring and tighter control on anticoagulant dosing. The authors are from Case Western Reserve University.

Parameters:

(1) age of the patient in years

(2) history of stroke

(3) history of gastrointestinal bleeding

(4) number of comorbid conditions

Comorbid conditions included:

(1) recent myocardial infarction

(2) anemia, with hematocrit < 30%

(3) renal impairment (serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dL)

(4) diabetes mellitus

Parameters	Finding	Points
age of the patient in years	< 65 years of age	0
	>= 65 years of age	1
history of stroke	no	0
	yes	1
history of GI bleeding	no	0
	yes	1
number of comorbid conditions	0	0
	>= 1	1

total score =

= SUM(points for all 4 parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 4

• The higher the score the greater the risk of major bleeding.

Total Score	Risk Group	Risk of Major Bleed in 3 Months	Risk of Major Bleed in 12 Months
0	low	2%	3%
1 or 2	intermediate	5%	12%
3 or 4	high	23%	48%

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The Outpatient Bleeding Risk Index of Beyth et al

Purpose: To evaluate an outpatient being treated with warfarin for the risk of major bleeding based on the Outpatient Bleeding Risk Index of Beyth et al.

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