Predicting length of stay in patients admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding using Rockall score
Introduction Rockall score was originally developed to predict mortality from AUGIB. However, there have been studies advocating its use to predict endoscopic/surgical intervention and length of hospital admission. We analyzed if length of hospital stay can be predicted from the preendoscopy and...
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Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/22213/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22213/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/22213/1/Predicting_length_of_stay_in_patients_admitted_with_acute.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction Rockall score was originally developed to predict mortality
from AUGIB. However, there have been studies advocating its use to
predict endoscopic/surgical intervention and length of hospital admission.
We analyzed if length of hospital stay can be predicted from the preendoscopy
and/or post-endoscopy Rockall score. |
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