Comparison of various risk scores for the prognosis of hemorrhagic upper gastrointestinal mucosal disorder

Abstract Background Various risk scores have been proposed that are useful for the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), which is an important disease in emergency medicine. Few studies have examined the usefulness of Charlson Comorbidity index (CCI) in this disease, which evaluates...

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Main Authors: Shinya Kita, Yasuyuki Shirai, Tomoharu Yoshida, Kei Shiraishi, Ayako Nakamura, Michitaka Kawano, Yoshihiro Kinoshita, Tatsuya Noguchi, Syunsuke Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-020-00293-x