Prediction model of emergency mortality risk in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common presentation in emergency departments and carries significant morbidity worldwide. It is paramount that treating physicians have access to tools that can effectively evaluate the patient risk, allowing quick and effective treatments to ultimately improve their prognosis. This study aims to establish a mortality risk assessment model for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding at an emergency department.

Methods

A total of 991 patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding between July 2016 and June 2019 were enrolled in this retrospective single-center cohort study. Patient demographics, parameters assessed at admission, laboratory test, and clinical interventions were extracted. We used the l

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8236237 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature