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Glasgow-Blatschford Score Validation in Digestive Hemorrhage

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Registration Number
NCT01029626
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Geneva
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to validate the Glasgow-Blatchford score for the stratification of patients with upper gastro-intestinal hemorrhage. This score is easy to calculate. It is mainly based on the hemoglobin, blood pressure and blood urea. if the score is zero, the bleeding is very low risk and the gastrointestinal endoscopy may be delayed and performed as an outpatient.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
208
Inclusion Criteria
  • To be admitted in the university hospital for a gastrointestinal hemorrhage (vomiting of red or black blood or melena)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age under 18
  • Pregnancy
  • Hemorrhage during hospitalisation
  • red rectal bleeding
  • No consent signed

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of length of stay between patients with score equal to zero and above zerojune 2010
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Determination of the proportion of low risk upper gastrointestinal bleedingjune 2010

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Geneva University Hospital

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Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva University Hospital
🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland

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