Glasgow Blatchford Score of limited benefit for low-risk urban patients: a mixed methods study
Background and study aims Most patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) are hospitalized. Risk-stratifying UGIB with scoring tools may decrease avoidable admissions, thereby reducing the cost of care. We sought to describe how frequently low-risk UGIB patients present to urban emergency...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-117880 |