Use of glasgow-blatchford bleeding score reduces hospital stay duration and costs for patients with low-risk upper GI bleeding

Use of glasgow-blatchford bleeding score reduces hospital stay duration and costs for patients with low-risk upper GI bleeding

Background and study aims: Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding is a frequent cause of hospitalization. Its severity may be assessed before endoscopy using the Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score (GBS), a score validated to identify patients requiring clinical intervention. The aim of this study was...

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Main Authors: Marc Girardin, David Bertolini, Saskia Ditisheim, Jean-Louis Frossard, Emiliano Giostra, Nicolas Goossens, Isabelle Morard, Thai Nguyen-Tang, Laurent Spahr, Alain Vonlaufen, Antoine Hadengue, Jean-Marc Dumonceau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-05-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1365542

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http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1365542

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