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Table 1 Components of the AIMS65, full and pre-endoscopic Rockall, and Glasgow-Blatchford scoring system

From: AIMS65 scoring system is comparable to Glasgow-Blatchford score or Rockall score for prediction of clinical outcomes for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

AIMS65 score

Score

Rockall score

Score

 Albumin < 3.0 mg/dL

1

Age

 INR > 1.5

1

< 60 yrs

0

 Altered mental status, GCS < 14

1

60–79 yrs

1

 Systolic BP < 90 mmHg

1

≥ 80 yrs

2

 Age > 65 yrs

1

Shock

Maximum score

5

No shock

0

Pre-endoscopic Rockall Score

 

Pulse > 100 bpm, Systolic BP > 100 mmHg

1

 Age

Systolic BP < 100 mmHg

2

  < 60 yrs

0

Comorbidity

  60–79 yrs

1

No major comorbidity

0

  > 80 yrs

2

CHF, IHD, or major comorbidity

2

 Shock

Renal failure, liver failure, metastatic cancer

3

  No shock

0

Diagnosis

  Pulse > 100, Systolic BP > 100 mmHg

1

Mallory-Weiss tear or no stigmata/lesion

0

  Systolic BP < 100 mmHg

2

All other diagnoses

1

 Comorbidity

GI malignancy

2

  No major

0

Evidence of bleeding

  CHF, IHD, or major comorbidity

2

No stigmata or dark spot on ulcer

0

  Renal failure, liver failure, metastatic cancer

3

Blood in UGI tract, adherent clot, visible/spurting vessel

2

Maximum score

7

Maximum score

11

Glasgow-Blatchford score

Blood urea, mmol/L

Systolic BP, mm Hg

 6.5–8

2

100–109

1

 8–10

3

90–99

2

 10–25

4

< 90

3

 > 25

6

Other risk factors

Hemoglobin, g/dL, Men

Pulse (≥100/bpm)

1

 12- < 13

1

Melena

1

 10- < 12

3

Syncope

1

 < 10

6

Liver disease

2

Hemoglobin, g/dL, Women

Heart failure

2

 10- < 12

1

Maximum score

23

 < 10

6

  1. INR International normalized ratio, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, BP Blood pressure, CHF Congestive heart failure, IHD Ischemic heart disease, bpm beat per minute, UGI Upper gastrointestinal