Table 4

Accuracy of the Bleeding Risk Score by categories for major bleeding

AllPositive bleedNegative bleedTotalTest discrimination
High risk10916171726Sensitivity 0.76
Specificity 0.64
PPV 6.3%
NPV 98%
+LR 2.1(CI 1.7 to 2.8)
−LR 0.3 (CI 0.2 to 0.7)
Not high risk3429322966
Total14345494692
Heparin (without GPI)
 High risk9011071197Sensitivity 0.80
Specificity 0.59
PPV 7.5%
NPV 98.7%
+LR 1.9 (CI 1.8 to 2.2)
−LR 0.3(CI 0.2 to 0.5)
 Not high risk2216311653
 Total11227382850
Bivalirudin (without GPI)
 High risk19505524Sensitivity 0.65
Specificity 0.61
PPV 3.6%
NPV 98.7%
+LR 1.6 (CI 1.3 to 2.2)
−LR 0.5 (CI 0.3 to 0.9)
 Not high risk10795805
 Total2913001329
  • GIP, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor; LR−, negative Likelihood Ratio; LR+, positive Likelihood Ratio; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.