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Table 2 Anatomical site of bleeding

From: Risks of bleeding and thrombosis in intensive care unit patients with haematological malignancies

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)

  1. All values are number (%)
  2. 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
  3. aUpper airway bleeding included bleedings from the nose, mouth, pharynx and larynx
  4. bSkin bleedings included petechia, purpura and ecchymosis
  5. cSubconjunctival bleeding
  6. dThe biopsy sites were: liver (N = 2), skin and bone marrow (pelvis)
  7. eOther sites included vaginal (non-menstrual) bleedings, pelvic bleedings, a pericardial bleedings and a bleeding from spontaneous spleen rupture