Predictive validity of the Glasgow Blatchford Bleeding Score in an unselected emergency department population in continental Europe

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 382-387

  Schiefer, Mart ^a   Aquarius, Michel ^a   Leffers, Pieter ^b   Stassen, Patricia ^a   Van Deursen, Cees ^c   Oostenbrug, Liekele ^c   Jansen, Loes ^a   Masclee, Ad ^a   Keulemans, Yolande C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Patient discharge; Safety; Upper gastrointestinal tract; Validity

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EMERGENCY WARD; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLASGOW BLATCHFORD BLEEDING SCORE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELENA; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 84859429152     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283505965     Document Type: Article

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