IMPROVE bleeding risk score
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]
Overview
The IMPROVE bleeding risk score estimates the risk of bleeding among acutely ill hospitalized patients.
IMPROVE Bleeding Risk Score
The IMPROVE bleeding risk score estimates the risk of bleeding among acutely ill hospitalized patients.[1]
IMPROVE Bleeding Risk Score Calculator
Variable | Score | |
---|---|---|
Age | ≥ 85 years | 3.5 |
40-84 years | 1.5 | |
< 40 | 0 | |
Gender | Male | 1 |
Female | 0 | |
Kidney Failure | Moderate kidney failure (GFR: 30-59 mL/min/m2) | 1 |
Severe kidney failure (GFR< 30 mL/min/m2) | 2.5 | |
Admission to ICU or CCU | 2.5 | |
Central venous catheter | 2 | |
Active gastric or duodenal ulcer | 4.5 | |
Prior bleeding within the last 3 months | 4 | |
Liver failure (INR>1.5) | 2.5 | |
Rheumatic disease | 2 | |
Active malignancy | 2 | |
Thrombocytopenia (<50x109/L) | 4 |
Interpretation
The IMPROVE risk score for bleeding can be interpreted as such:[1]
- Score ≥7: Increased risk of bleeding
- Score <7: Not increased risk of bleeding
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Decousus H, Tapson VF, Bergmann JF, Chong BH, Froehlich JB, Kakkar AK; et al. (2011). "Factors at admission associated with bleeding risk in medical patients: findings from the IMPROVE investigators". Chest. 139 (1): 69–79. doi:10.1378/chest.09-3081. PMID 20453069.