Analysis of risk scoring for the outpatient management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Objective: To determine whether the Glasgow-Blatchford bleeding score (GBS) or pre-endoscopy Rockall score was better at accurately identifying patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) who were at low risk of the need for clinical intervention and death and therefore suitable for outpatient management.

Design: Retrospective database and case note review of all patients admitted to the emergency departments with AUGIB from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009.

Setting: Two tertiary centre teaching hospitals.