Development and Validation of the Warfarin-Aspirin Bleeding Assessment Tool (WA-BAT) in Children

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Aug;42(6):e513-e514. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001540.

Abstract

Bleeding assessment tools (BATs) aim to screen and estimate bleeding risk in patients with inherited bleeding disorders. However, the use of BAT as a standardized measure for comparing bleeding in patients on long-term thromboprophylaxis has not yet been validated. We developed a self-administrable BAT to assess bleeding in patients undergoing long-term thromboprophylaxis with aspirin or warfarin. Eligible participants were invited to complete the warfarin-aspirin -BAT (WA-BAT) online. The WA-BAT was readministered a number of weeks later to determine intrarater reliability. The WA-BAT showed substantial intrarater reliability and assesses major and minor bleeding associated with long-term warfarin or aspirin use.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use*
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / drug therapy
  • Blood Coagulation Tests / standards*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Warfarin
  • Aspirin