Diagnosis and therapy of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 2 Glasgow-Blatchford Score[10]

Admission risk marker	Score component value
Blood urea (mmol/L)
6.5-8.0	2
8.0-10.0	3
10.0-25	4
> 25	6
Haemoglobin (g/dL) for men
12.0-12.9	1
10.0-11.9	3
< 10.0	6
Haemoglobin (g/dL) for women
10.0-11.9	1
< 10.0	6
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
100-109	1
90-99	2
< 90	3
Other markers
Pulse ≥ 100 (per minute)	1
Presentation with melaena	1
Presentation with syncope	2
Liver disease	2
Cardiac failure	2

The Blatchford score has to be used before endoscopy. The score component values are added up for each component. A score of 0 is the cut-off with any patient scoring > 0 at risk of requiring an intervention.