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Risk of Severe Bleeding
| 0 points: | 9% Risk |
| 1-3 points: | 43% Risk |
| 4-6 points: | 84% Risk |
References
- Am J Emerg Med. 2007 Sep;25(7):774-9.Risk scoring systems to predict need for clinical intervention for patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding.Chen IC1, Hung MS, Chiu TF, Chen JC, Hsiao CT.
- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: predictors of risk in a mixed patient group including variceal and nonvariceal haemorrhage. Lahiff C, Shields W, Cretu I, Mahmud N, McKiernan S, Norris S, Silke B, Reynolds JV, O’Toole D. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Feb; 24(2):149-54.
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