High Glasgow Blatchford Score at admission is associated with recurrent bleeding after discharge for patients hospitalized with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Sengupta N, Tapper E, Patwardhan V, Ketwaroo G, Thaker A, Leffler D, Feuerstein J. High Glasgow Blatchford Score at admission is associated with recurrent bleeding after discharge for patients hospitalized with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy 2015, 48: 9-15. PMID: 26340604, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1392651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow-Blatchford scoreUpper gastrointestinal bleedingGBS scoresBlatchford scoreGastrointestinal bleedingMultivariable analysisEndoscopic interventionHigh riskIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionMultivariable Cox regressionPost-discharge outcomesGBS patientsUnit admissionCause readmissionHospital deathRecurrent bleedingCohort studyReadmission ratesConsecutive patientsHospital readmissionSignificant morbidityCox regressionPatientsReadmission