Assessing the Reliability of the Bleeding Assessment Scale in Critically Ill Children (BASIC) Definition: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the reliability of the Bleeding Assessment Scale in critically Ill Children (BASIC) definition of bleeding severity in a diverse cohort of critically ill children.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Eight mixed PICUs in the Netherlands, Israel, and the United States.

Subjects

Children ages 0-18 years admitted to participating PICUs from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022, with bleeding noted by bedside nurse.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

The bleeding events were classified as minimal, moderate, or severe, according to the BASIC definition, by two independent physicians at two different time points. Patient demographic data, laboratory values, and clinical outcomes were collected. Three hundred

SUBMITTER: Nellis ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11774477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature