Blatchford Score Is Superior to AIMS65 Score in Predicting the Need for Clinical Interventions in Elderly Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
Background. Blatchford and AIMS65 scores were developed to risk stratify patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB). We sought to assess the performance of Blatchford and AIMS65 scores in predicting outcomes in elderly patients with nonvariceal UGIB. Methods. A retrospective cohort study of e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6850754 |