Derivation and validation of a novel risk score for safe discharge after acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a modelling study

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 635-643

  Oakland, Kathryn ^a,b   Jairath, Vipul ^c   Uberoi, Raman ^d   Guy, Richard ^d   Ayaru, Lakshmana ^e   Mortensen, Neil ^d   Murphy, Mike F ^a,d,g   Collins, Gary S ^f  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE SIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK SCORE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ENGLAND; HEART RATE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85026549258     PISSN: 24681253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30150-4     Document Type: Article

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