Derivation of a Clinical Decision Tool for Predicting Adverse Outcomes Among Emergency Department Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Derivation of a Clinical Decision Tool for Predicting Adverse Outcomes Among Emergency Department Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) can result in serious adverse events. Appropriate risk stratification of LGIB patients can improve their care. Previous risk scores to identify severe LGIB patients have limitations, therefore we developed clinical decision tool to accurately identify LGIB pati...

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Main Author: Ramaekers, Rosa
Other Authors: Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Venkatesh
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2017
Subjects:
Risk stratification
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Emergency Department
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37002
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-21274

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