GI bleeding overall is the most common cause of hospitalization due to GI disease in the United States. Lower GI bleeding (LGIB) is defined as bleeding from a source distal to the ligament of Treitz. While the vast majority of these are managed medically, failure of more conservative manageme...
Sa1212 Glasgow-Blatchford Score as a Prognostic Scoring System for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed: Is it as Good as for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed?Background. Blatchford and AIMS65 scores were developed to risk stratify patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB). We sought to assess the ...