Related Subjects:
| Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
| Glasgow Blatchford Score
Scores of 0 to 2 are considered low risk.
* Known history, or clinical and laboratory evidence, of chronic or acute liver disease. **Known history, or clinical and echocardiographic evidence, of cardiac failure
Admission risk marker
Blood Urea (mmol/L) Score component value
<6.5
0
6.5-8.0
2
8.0-10.0
3
10.0-25
4
>25
6
Haemoglobin (g/dL) for men Score component value
>12.9
0
12.0-12.9
1
10.0-11.9
3
<10.0
6
Haemoglobin (g/dL) for women Score component value
>11.9
0
10.0-11.9
1
<10.0
6
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) Score component value
>109
0
100-109
1
90-99
2
<90
3
Other markers Score component value
Pulse >/=100 (per min)
1 (<100 = 0)
Presentation with melaena
1 (no = 0)
Presentation with syncope
2 (no = 0)
Hepatic disease
2 (no = 0)
Cardiac failure
2 (no = 0)
Low-risk criteria for Glasgow/Blatchford score
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