Glasgow-Blatchford Score for upper GI bleeding


A score of 0-1 is considered low-risk (outpatient management); A score of 6+ has over 50% risk of needing intervention.

An online calculator is available at mdcalc.com

References: 1) Blatchford O, Murray WR, Blatchford M. A risk score to predict need for treatment for upper-gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Lancet. 2000; 356(9238):1318-21. 2) Stanley AJ, Ashley D, Dalton HR, et al. Outpatient management of patients with low-risk upper-gastrointestinal haemorrhage: multicentre validation and prospective evaluation. Lancet 2009; 373:42. 3) Stanley AJ, Laine L, Dalton HR, et al. Comparison of risk scoring systems for patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: international multicentre prospective study. BMJ 2017; 356:i6432.

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