Use of risk scoring systems in the assessment of patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is increasing. Comparative studies have intended to identify the system of choice, but the majority of these are characterized by retrospective designs, small sample sizes, low rate of severe bleeding, or low mortality. The main aim of this study was to identify the optimal scoring system.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
831
Odense University Hospital
Odense, Denmark
Need for hospital-based intervention
Need of hospital-based intervention was defined as treatment with blood transfusion, endoscopic therapy, transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE), surgery, or identification of cancer at upper endoscopy.
Time frame: 1 month
Identification of low-risk patients
Low-risk patients were defined as patients who did not need hospital-based intervention, and survived more than 30 days from day of admission. Low-risk patients were considered as suitable for early discharge and potential outpatient management.
Time frame: 1 month
Rebleeding
Rebleeding was defined as presence of hematemesis, blood per nasogastric tube, or melaena associated with a decline in B-hemoglobin of at least 1mmol/l (not explained by hemodilution) or decline in systolic arterial pressure of at least 20mmHg after the initial bleeding had stopped.
Time frame: 1 month
30 day mortality
Time frame: 30 days
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