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
Name Time Method Comparison of length of stay between patients with score equal to zero and above zero june 2010
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Determination of the proportion of low risk upper gastrointestinal bleeding june 2010
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Geneva University Hospital
🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva University Hospital🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland