Bleeding pathway

Patient with bleeding

Bleeding following an extraction is fairly common. Other causes of bleeding are less common but need to be considered because, rarely, emergency medical care might be required.

Flowchart endpoints

The numbers shown in the circles at the top right hand corner of the endpoint boxes in this flowchart indicate the conditions that share the presenting symptoms that lead to this endpoint. Information on these conditions can be accessed by following the relevant link:

Endpoint 6 - post-extraction bleeding

Endpoint 7 - low level bleeding