Research paper
External validation of the Oakland Score to assess safe hospital discharge among adult patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a single New Zealand Centre
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- External validation of the Oakland Score to assess safe hospital discharge among adult patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a single New Zealand Centre
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Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is a common reason for hospital admission. However, the majority resolve spontaneously and only a minority require inpatient intervention. We aimed to describe the epidemiology and aetiology of acute LGIB admissions in our institution. We also aimed to validate the Oakland Score, which can identify patients at low risk of adverse outcome from LGIB, in our population and determine the proportion who could have safely avoided admission. Using the pro...
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- Article
- Date created
- 2024-04
- Creator
- Amer, Mostafa / Haddow, James Boyd
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- https://hdl.handle.net/10523/23570
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- Acute Disease / Adult / Aged / Female / Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis / Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - epidemiology / Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology / Hospitals / Humans / Male / New Zealand - epidemiology / Patient Discharge / Prospective Studies / Retrospective Studies / Risk Assessment
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