Epidemiology of severe bleeding in children following cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass: use of Bleeding Assessment Scale for critically Ill Children (BASIC).

Objectives: To describe the epidemiology of severe bleeding in the immediate post-operative period in children who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass surgery using the Bleeding Assessment Scale for critically Ill Children (BASIC).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study in a paediatric ICU from 2015 to 2020.

Results: 356 children were enrolled; 59% were male with median (IQR) age 2.