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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Mar;22(3):265–278. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.10.029

Table 5.

SIR Definition and Grading System of Procedural Complications

Grade Description
Minor
A Necessitates no therapy, causes no consequence
B Necessitates nominal therapy, causes no
 consequence; includes overnight admission
 for observation only
Major
C Requires therapy, minor hospitalization
D Requires major therapy, unplanned increase in
 level of care, prolonged hospitalization (>
 48 h)
E Results in permanent adverse sequelae
F Results in death