Table 1.

Self‐reported bleeding symptoms on the anaesthesiology bleeding questionnaire

Questions	Patients reporting bleeding symptom(s) (n = 240) n (%) yes	Patients not reporting bleeding symptoms (n = 95) n (%) yes
Prolonged bleeding after pulling teeth/molars or after an operation or after delivery?	48 (20)	0
Spontaneous gum bleeds?	28 (12)	0
Spontaneous large hematomas?	51 (21)	0
Spontaneous nosebleeds?	57 (24)	0
Prolonged bleeding after small wounds (for instance after shaving)?	41 (17)	0
Heavy blood loss during menstruation?	102 (59% of women)	0
Do you have any family relatives with blood clotting problems? (Not due to blood thinning medication)	20 (8.3)	0

Patients could answer “yes” or “no” to each bleeding question present in the anesthesiology questionnaire. Patients completed the questionnaire without supervision of an anesthesiologist. The number of patients answering “yes” to the questions is depicted here. When patients self‐reported one or more bleeding symptoms to the questionnaire, they were eligible for inclusion in the “patients reporting bleeding symptom(s)” group.