Journal article
Adjudicating bleeding events in a platelet dose study: impact on outcome results and challenges
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the SToP platelet dose study, the World Health Organization (WHO) bleeding grade was assigned using adjudication. This study describes the challenges associated with adjudicating bleeding events and compares the adjudicated and bedside results for bleeding grade.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: To categorize bleeding, the following information was provided to adjudicators: daily bleeding assessments, interventions to stop or control …
Authors
Heddle NM; Wu C; Vassallo R; Carey P; Arnold D; Lozano M; Pavenski K; Sweeney J; Stanworth S; Liu Y
Journal
Transfusion, Vol. 51, No. 11, pp. 2304–2310
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 2011
DOI
10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03181.x
ISSN
0041-1132