Endoscopy

Research conducted at A.J. Stanley and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about endoscopy

Published in Medical Device Business Week, February 4th, 2009

According to recent research from Scotland, " Upper-gastrointestinal haemorrhage is a frequent reason for hospital admission. Although most risk scoring systems for this disorder incorporate endoscopic findings, the Glasgow-Blatchford bleeding score (GBS) is based on simple clinical and laboratory variables; a score of 0 identifies low-risk patients who might be suitable for outpatient management."

"We aimed to evaluate the GBS then assess the effect of a protocol based on this score for non-admission of low-risk individuals. Our study was undertaken at four hospitals in the UK. We calculated GBS and admission (pre-endoscopy) and full (post-endoscopy) Rockall scores...

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Source: Medical Device Business Week (2009-02-04)

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