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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3466-3472
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3466
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3466
Rockall score in predicting outcomes of elderly patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Chang-Yuan Wang, Jian Qin, Jing Wang, Chang-Yi Sun, Tao Cao, Dan-Dan Zhu, Department of Emergency, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
Author contributions: Wang CY designed the research and wrote the manuscript; Qin J designed the research and advised on the manuscript preparation; Sun CY and Wang J advised on the manuscript preparation; Cao T and Zhu DD collected data.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jian Qin, Department of Emergency, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing 100053, China. jinse73@163.com
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Received: March 7, 2013
Revised: March 27, 2013
Accepted: April 3, 2013
Published online: June 14, 2013
Revised: March 27, 2013
Accepted: April 3, 2013
Published online: June 14, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This study verified the advantages of the Rockall score in predicting the outcomes of the elderly patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) and assessed its clinical usefulness and prognostic value in rebleeding, surgery and mortality. The results suggest that the Rockall scoring system had satisfactory validity for the prediction of rebleeding, surgery and mortality in patients with acute non-variceal UGIB, and there was a positive linear correlation between the clinical Rockall scores and patient outcomes in terms of rebleeding, surgery and mortality.