This guideline is intended to be an educational device to provide information that may assist
endoscopists in providing care to patients. This guideline is not a rule and should not be …

Context Emergency physicians must determine both the location and the severity of acute
gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) to optimize the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34: 470–475 Summary Background The Glasgow Blatchford
Score (GBS) is increasingly being used to predict intervention and outcome following upper …

Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) has compiled a set of guidelines for
endoscopic management of non‐variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding using evidence …

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is the most common reason that the 'on-
call'gastroenterologist is consulted. Despite the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities of …

Background & Aims Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) is a common cause of
hospital admission. The Glasgow Blatchford score (GBS) is an accurate determinant of …

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains a significant cause of hospital admission. In
order to stratify patients according to the risk of the complications, such as rebleeding or …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Risk scoring systems are used increasingly to assess patients with
upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH). There have been comparative studies to identify …

BACKGROUND: Admission Rockall score (RS), full RS, and Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding
Score (GBS) can all be used to stratify the risk in patients presenting with upper …

Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (UGIH) remains a common medical emergency
worldwide. It is increasingly recognised that early risk assessment is an important part of …