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Table 1 Blatchford score

From: Biopsy in emergency gastroscopy does not increase the risk of rebleeding in patients with Forrest I acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding combined with suspected malignant gastric ulcer: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Indication

Score

Indication

Score

Blood urea, mmol/L

 

Systolic BP, mm Hg

 

6.5–7.9

2

100–109

1

8.0–9.9

3

90–99

2

10.0–24.9

4

 < 90

3

 > 25

6

Other risk factors

 

Hemoglobin, g/L, men

 

Pulse (≥ 100/bpm)

1

120–129

1

Melena

1

100–119

3

Syncope

1

 < 100

6

Liver disease

2

Hemoglobin, g/dL, women

 

Heart failure

2

100–119

1

Maximum scorea

23

 < 100

6

  
  1. aA score ≥ 6 is classified as medium or high risk, and a score < 6 is classified as low risk