This study aimed to Assess the validity of the Rockall score for the prediction of rebleeding and death in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
This present study aimed to evaluate: Assess the validity of the Rockall score for the prediction of rebleeding and death in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. 1- Technical Design: The technical design included research design, setting, subject and tools for data collection. Research design: A descriptive exploratory design was followed to achieve the aim of the study. Study setting: This study was conducted between Tropical department in AinShams university and Gastroenterology and Hepatology department in TheodorBilharz Research Institute. Sample size: EPI - INFO program version 6 was used for sample size calculation guided by power of the test = 80% - confidence level =95% and accepted margin of error = 5% and risk ratio = 5.5 - total sample minimum accepted = 50 This study included 50 recipients and done Tropical department in Ain Shams university and Gastroenterology and Hepatology department in . Theodore Bilharz Research Institute
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, if stigmata of recent hemorrhage are seen, varices are either injected with ethanolamine or banded, depending on the clinical setting and availability .
Egypt Ain Shams center University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
Clinical condition of the patients with accute upper gastrointstinal bleeding after 48 hours from endoscopy
Time frame: 48 hours
number of participants with variceal bleeding and other causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding regarding the clinical condition after 48 hours
Time frame: 48 hours
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