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. 2024 Jan 19;8(6):1529–1540. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010975

Table 3.

Bleeding score

Score
Age, y
 >65 2
 >75 5
Cutaneous bleeding
 Localized petechial purpura (legs) 1
 Localized ecchymotic purpura 2
 Two locations of petechial purpura (eg, legs + chest) 2
 Generalized petechial purpura 3
 Generalized ecchymotic purpura 4
Mucosal bleeding
 Unilateral epistaxis 2
 Bilateral epistaxis 3
 Hemorrhagic oral bullae, spontaneous gingival bleeding, or both 5
Gastrointestinal bleeding
 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage without anemia 4
 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with acute anemia (>2 g Hb decrease in 24 h) and/or shock 15
Urinary bleeding
 Macroscopic hematuria without anemia 4
 Macroscopic hematuria with acute anemia 10
Genitourinary tract bleeding
 Major menometrorrhagia without anemia 4
 Major menometrorrhagia with acute anemia 10
Central nervous system bleeding
 Central nervous system bleeding and/or life-threatening hemorrhage 15

According to criteria by Khellaf et al.19

Hb, hemoglobin.

For these items, only the highest values were considered.