EBMcalc Medical Calculator

Bleeding Risk Index for Warfarin Therapy

The EBMcalc module Bleeding Risk Index for Warfarin Therapy is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.

This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:

Patient 65 years old or older
Patient has history of CVA
Patient has history of GI bleeding
Is there either a recent MI, anemia with HCT <30%, Creatinine >1.5 mg/dL or Diabetes present

References

Wells PS, Forgie MA, Simms M, et al. The outpatient bleeding risk index: validation of a tool for predicting bleeding rates in patients treated for DVT and PE. Arch Intern Med. 2003; 163: 917-20. PubMed ID: 12719200
Beyth RJ, Quinn LM, Landefeld CS. Prospective evaluation of an index for predicting the risk of major bleeding in outpatients treated with warfarin. Am J Med. 1998 Aug;105(2):91-99. PubMed ID: 9727814

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