Affiliation:
1. BALIKESİR UNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ
2. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to determine the most appropriate scoring system for the emergency department to facilitate the management of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Materials and Methods: Data were collected prospectively September’21-March’22 period in the emergency department. A total of 117 adult patients with GI bleeding were included. Composite clinical outcomes consisted of a need for surgical or endoscopic intervention, rebleeding, intensive care unit admission, or in-hospital mortality. Results: The median age of patients was 75 years and 58.1% (n=68) of them were male. Of the patients, 21 were hospitalized in the intensive care unit and 85 in the ward (17.94-72.64%). All three scoring systems can determine the hospitalization place or discharge of patients with GI bleeding. A positive and significant correlation was found between Glasgow-Blatchford and AIMS-65 and length of hospitalization (p