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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423275/ |