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    • Critical Care - Lower GI Bleeding and Risk of Severe Bleeding

    Lower GI Bleeding and Risk of Severe Bleeding

    Select Criteria:
    Pulse 100 beats per minute or more (1 point)
    Sys BP <= 115 mmHg (1 point)
    Patient had associated syncope (1 point)
    Blood per rectum during first 4 hours of evaluation (1 point)
    Patient on aspirin (1 point)
    3 or more comorbid conditions present (1 point)
    Results: Total Criteria Point Count:
    Risk of Severe Bleeding
    0 points:9% Risk
    1-3 points:43% Risk
    4-6 points:84% Risk
    1. Strate LL, Orav EJ, Syngal S. Early predictors of severity in acute lower intestinal tract bleeding. Arch Intern Med. 2003; 163: 838-43.
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