European Multicenter Study on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (E-CABG registry): Study Protocol for a Prospective Clinical Registry and Proposal of Classification of Postoperative Complications

Table 12 Grading and additive score for severity of intra- and postoperative bleeding as measured by the amount of blood products transfused and the need of reoperation for excessive bleeding

Grades	Intervention for treatment of bleeding	Additive score
Grade 0
	No transfusion of blood products with the exception of 1 unit of RBCs	0
Grade 1
	Transfusion of platelets	2
	Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma or Octaplas	3
	Transfusion of 2–4 units of RBC	3
Grade 2
	Transfusion of 5–10 units of RBC	5
	Reoperation for bleeding	5
Grade 3
	Transfusion of > 10 units of RBC	7

This classification included any transfusion of RBC, platelets, fresh frozen plasma and Octaplas occurred during surgery and after that, during the same in-hospital stay. Preoperative transfusions are not included in this classification

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