The Glasgow Blatchford scoring system enables accurate risk stratification of patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 868-874

  Srirajaskanthan, R ^a   Conn, R ^a   Bulwer, C ^a   Irving, P ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GASTROSCOPY; GLASGOW BLATCHFORD SCORE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952704530     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02267.x     Document Type: Article

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