What is the ORBIT bleeding risk score?
The ORBIT Bleeding Risk Score is a tool used to assess the risk of bleeding when considering starting anticoagulation in people with atrial fibrillation and reviewing people already taking anticoagulation. Evidence shows that it has a higher accuracy in predicting absolute bleeding risk than other bleeding risk tools, making it the best tool for this purpose. Although ORBIT is the best tool for this purpose, other bleeding risk tools may need to be used until it is embedded in clinical pathways and electronic systems.