ISTH Bleeding Assessment Tool (ISTH-BAT)

ISTH bleeding assessment tool (Rodeghiero 2010; thresholds Elbatarny 2014): 14 bleeding domains each scored 0 to +4; the total is abnormal at ≥ 4 (adult male), ≥ 6 (adult female), or ≥ 3 (child).

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Patient group
Adult male (abnormal ≥ 4)
Epistaxis
2
Cutaneous / bruising
0
Bleeding from minor wounds
0
Oral cavity
0
GI bleeding
0
Hematuria
0
Tooth extraction
0
Surgery
3
Menorrhagia
0
The other 5 values
Postpartum hemorrhage
0
Muscle hematoma
0
Hemarthrosis
0
CNS bleeding
0
Other bleeding
0

Result: ISTH-BAT 5 — at or above the ≥ 4 adult male threshold: abnormal bleeding score.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

Thresholds
Abnormal ≥ 4 (adult male), ≥ 6 (adult female), ≥ 3 (child); supports evaluation for an inherited bleeding disorder.

What you enter

  • Patient group (sets the abnormal threshold)
  • Epistaxis (0–4)
  • Cutaneous / bruising (0–4)
  • Bleeding from minor wounds (0–4)
  • Oral cavity (0–4)
  • GI bleeding (0–4)
  • Hematuria (0–4)
  • Tooth extraction (0–4)
  • Surgery (0–4)
  • Menorrhagia (0–4)
The other 5 fields
  • Postpartum hemorrhage (0–4)
  • Muscle hematoma (0–4)
  • Hemarthrosis (0–4)
  • CNS bleeding (0, 3, or 4)
  • Other bleeding (0–4)
How this is calculated
Scoring
Fourteen bleeding domains, each 0 to +4 (no negative scores).

Rodeghiero F, Tosetto A, Abshire T, et al. ISTH/SSC bleeding assessment tool: a standardized questionnaire and a proposal for a new bleeding score for inherited bleeding disorders. J Thromb Haemost. 2010;8(9):2063-2065. Thresholds: Elbatarny M, et al. Haemophilia. 2014;20(6):831-835. Read the source ↗

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.