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The American College of Chest Physician score to assess the risk of bleeding during anticoagulation in patients with venous thromboembolism

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Essentials The risk of bleeding influences the duration of anticoagulation (AC) after venous thromboembolism. We assessed the ACCP bleeding risk score in an inception‐cohort of patients receiving AC. 53% were… Click to show full abstract

Essentials The risk of bleeding influences the duration of anticoagulation (AC) after venous thromboembolism. We assessed the ACCP bleeding risk score in an inception‐cohort of patients receiving AC. 53% were categorized at high‐risk, but their bleeding rate was low during long‐term AC. ACCP score had low predictive value for bleeding.

Keywords: anticoagulation; risk; risk bleeding; venous thromboembolism; american college; score

Journal Title: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Year Published: 2018

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