Comparison of risk scoring systems for patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: international multicentre prospective study
Stanley AJ, Laine L, Dalton HR, Ngu JH, Schultz M, Abazi R, Zakko L, Thornton S, Wilkinson K, Khor CJ, Murray IA, Laursen SB. Comparison of risk scoring systems for patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: international multicentre prospective study. The BMJ 2017, 356: i6432. PMID: 28053181, PMCID: PMC5217768, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i6432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal bleedingRockall scoreGastrointestinal bleedingInternational multicentre prospective studyAdmission Rockall scoreFull Rockall scoreGlasgow-Blatchford scoreHigh-risk patientsMulticentre prospective studyAssessment of patientsPNED scoreHospital stayBlatchford scoreDay mortalityConsecutive patientsRisk patientsComposite endpointEndoscopic treatmentProspective studyClinical endpointsClinical utilityLower riskPatientsLarge hospitalsBleeding