329 Aims65, a Risk Stratification Score for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Accurately Predicts Mortality in Patients Presenting With Acute Variceal Bleeding: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a common emergency in patients with portal hypertension with a published inpatient mortality risk of 14-43%. It remains unclear whether measures of liver disease severity (liver risk) or upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) risk stratification scores offer the best predictive power in patients presenting with AVB. AIMS65 is a new risk stratification score validated to predict inpatient mortality. The AIMS65 score assigns 1 point for each of the following: albumin level 1.5, altered mental status, systolic blood pressure 65 years.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - April 28, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Marcus Robertson, Adrian Swaine, Gillian Skardoon, Andrew Huynh, Sheetal Deshpande, Zi Yi Low, Rhys Vaughan, Peter Angus Tags: Oral abstract Source Type: research