Clinical risk stratification for gastrointestinal hemorrhage: still no consensus
Wira C, Sather J. Clinical risk stratification for gastrointestinal hemorrhage: still no consensus. Critical Care 2008, 12: 154. PMID: 18533048, PMCID: PMC2481453, DOI: 10.1186/cc6900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal hemorrhageRisk stratificationLower gastrointestinal hemorrhageComprehensive practice guidelinesClinical risk stratificationHospital complicationsUnstable comorbiditiesOngoing bleedingStable patientsCritical carePractice guidelinesLower riskBLEED criteriaLack of consensusHemorrhagePatientsFurther investigationBleedingComorbiditiesPrevious studiesComplicationsStratificationCare