Upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk scores: Who, when and why?

Table 2 Baylor bleeding score

Pre-endoscopy score	1	2	3	4	5
Age (yr)	30-49	50-59	60-69		≥ 70
No. of illnesses	1-2			3-4	> 5
Severity of illnesses				Chronic1	Acute2
Endoscopy Score
Site of bleeding				Posterior wall bulb
Stigmata of bleeding	Clot		Visible vessel		Active bleeding

Pre-endoscopy score: Sum of the scores for age and the number and severity of concurrent illnesses; Endoscopy score: Sum of the scores for site and stigmata of haemorrhage; Post-endoscopy score: Sum of the pre-endoscopy and endoscopy score;

¹Chronic: Presence of a concurrent chronic life-threatening illness;

²Acute: Presence of a concurrent acute life-threatening illness.