New predictive model for acute gastrointestinal bleeding in patients taking oral anticoagulants: A cohort study

ConclusionsGastrointestinal bleeding increased the risk of subsequent mortality during follow‐up of anticoagulated patients, highlighting the importance of prevention. The study developed a new scoring model for acute GI bleeding risk based on five factors (no‐proton pump inhibitor use, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, history of peptic ulcer disease, and liver cirrhosis), which was superior to the HAS‐BLED score.

Source: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 28, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Akira Shimomura, Naoyoshi Nagata, Takuro Shimbo, Toshiyuki Sakurai, Shiori Moriyasu, Hidetaka Okubo, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Chizu Yokoi, Junichi Akiyama, Naomi Uemura Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: research