A multicentred study to validate a consensus bleeding assessment tool developed by the biomedical excellence for safer transfusion collaborative for use in patients with haematological malignancy.
C DyerC R AlquistM Cole-SinclairE CurnowN M DunbarL J EstcourtR KaufmanJ M KutnerJeffrey McCulloughZ McQuiltenL PotipharB Rioux-MasseS SlichterA TinmouthK WebertA P YokoyamaSimon J Stanworthnull nullPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2018)
Alongside a structured training programme, levels of concordance for a consensus BAT were high. Researchers using assessment tools for bleeding need to balance comprehensive data collection against potential loss of accuracy for some types of bleeding, such as skin findings.