Blatchford GI Bleeding Score Calculator

Glasgow Blatchford Score Explanation and Clinical Context The Glasgow Blatchford Score is a preendoscopic risk stratification tool for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. It uses clinical and basic laboratory variables available at presentation to estimate the likelihood that a patient will need hospital based intervention such as blood transfusion endoscopic therapy or surgery. The score components include blood urea hemoglobin systolic blood pressure pulse presence of melena presence of syncope and a history of hepatic disease or cardiac failure.

A low score is associated with a low risk of needing intervention and may support outpatient management in selected patients. Reference Blatchford O Murray WR Blatchford M A risk score to predict need for treatment for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage Lancet 2000 and subsequent validation and guidance including large comparative reviews and validation studies.