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Esophageal Necrosis As An Unexpected Complication Of Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hayden Smith, Tricia James
Esophageal Necrosis As An Unexpected Complication Of Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hayden Smith, Tricia James
Providence Portland Medical Center Internal Medicine 2021
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Semiautomated Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score Helps Direct Bed Placement For Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding., Drew B Schembre, Robson E Ely, Janice M Connolly, Kunjali T Padhya, Rohit Sharda, John J Brandabur
Semiautomated Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score Helps Direct Bed Placement For Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding., Drew B Schembre, Robson E Ely, Janice M Connolly, Kunjali T Padhya, Rohit Sharda, John J Brandabur
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OBJECTIVE: The Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score (GBS) was designed to identify patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) who do not require hospitalisation. It may also help stratify patients unlikely to benefit from intensive care.
DESIGN: We reviewed patients assigned a GBS in the emergency room (ER) via a semiautomated calculator. Patients with a score ≤7 (low risk) were directed to an unmonitored bed (UMB), while those with a score of ≥8 (high risk) were considered for MB placement. Conformity with guidelines and subsequent transfers to MB were reviewed, along with transfusion requirement, rebleeding, length of stay, need for intervention and death. …