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Glasgow-Blatchford score
Indications:
- pre-endoscopy prediction of morbidity & mortality from upper GI bleed
Procedure:
Components:
- systolic blood pressure
- pulse
- presentation with melena or syncope
- history of hepatic disease or cardiac failure
- hemoglobin in blood
- blood urea nitrogen.
Interpretation:
- a score of <= 1 identifies very low risk patients who do not need hospitalization [1]
General
numerical rating scale (NRS)
References
- Mueller PS
Predicting Outcomes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
NEJM Journal Watch. Jan 26, 2017
Massachusetts Medical Society
(subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org
- Stanley AJ, Laine L, Dalton HR et al.
Comparison of risk scoring systems for patients presenting with
upper gastrointestinal bleeding: International multicentre
prospective study.
BMJ 2017 Jan 4; 356:i6432.
PMID: 28053181 Free PMC Article
http://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.i6432