Glasgow-Blatchford score combined with nasogastric aspirate as a new diagnostic algorithm for patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Glasgow-Blatchford score (GBS) is a widely used risk assessment tool for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. However, it only identifies a relatively low proportion of patients at low risk for adverse events and poor outcomes. We developed a simple diagnostic algorithm combining the GBS and nasogastric aspirate and evaluated its diagnostic performance.

Methods

A total of 115 consecutive patients with suspected nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding who underwent nasogastric tube placement and upper endoscopy at our emergency department were prospectively evaluated. We compared the diagnostic accuracy of the GBS and our algorithm for predicting high-risk endoscopic lesions (HRELs) using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.

Result

SUBMITTER: Wakatsuki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663679 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature