Table 2.
Anatomical site of bleeding
| Intracranial bleeding | 6 | (5) |
| Upper airway bleedinga | 23 | (20) |
| Lower airway bleeding | 41 | (35) |
| Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 22 | (19) |
| Lower gastrointestinal bleeding | 14 | (12) |
| Skin bleedingsb | 17 | (15) |
| Bleeding from sites of vascular catheters | 13 | (11) |
| Urinary tract | 10 | (9) |
| Eyesc | 1 | (1) |
| Post-biopsyd | 4 | (3) |
| Post-surgical bleeding | 3 | (3) |
| Eyesc | 1 | (1) |
| Other sitese | 7 | (6) |
All values are number (%)
Many patients bled from more than one site: 17 (26%) bled from one site only; 25 (38%) bled from two sites; 12 (18%) bled from three sites; 12 (18%) bled from four or more sites
aUpper airway bleeding included bleedings from the nose, mouth, pharynx and larynx
bSkin bleedings included petechia, purpura and ecchymosis
cSubconjunctival bleeding
dThe biopsy sites were: liver (N = 2), skin and bone marrow (pelvis)
eOther sites included vaginal (non-menstrual) bleedings, pelvic bleedings, a pericardial bleedings and a bleeding from spontaneous spleen rupture