Validation of prognostic scores for clinical outcomes in cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding

Validation of prognostic scores for clinical outcomes in cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding

Background. The Rockall, Glasgow-Blatchford, and AIMS65 are useful and validated scoring systems for predicting the outcomes of patients with nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding. However, there are no validated evidence for using them to predict outcomes on variceal bleeding. The aim of this study...

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Main Authors: Miguel Motola-Kuba, Angélica Escobedo-Arzate, Félix Tellez-Avila, José Altamirano, Nancy Aguilar-Olivos, Alberto González-Angulo, Felipe Zamarripa-Dorsey, Misael Uribe, Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Prognosis
Cirrhosis
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119311160

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