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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2025; 31(5): 102622
Published online Feb 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i5.102622
Improving gastrointestinal scoring systems for predicting short-term mortality in critically ill patients
Shane Moore, Noel E Donlon
Shane Moore, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick V94, Munster, Ireland
Noel E Donlon, Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, St James Hospital, Dublin D09, Leinster, Ireland
Author contributions: Moore S wrote and revised the manuscript; Donlon NE devised the concept, content, and assisted in drafting and redrafting the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Both authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Noel E Donlon, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, St James Hospital, James Street, Dublin D09, Leinster, Ireland. donlonn@tcd.ie
Received: October 24, 2024
Revised: November 24, 2024
Accepted: November 29, 2024
Published online: February 7, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In order to ensure the feasible application of scoring systems in critically ill patients, they must be simplistic and pragmatic to ensure transferability from an academic setting to clinical implementation. We propose such a modification of the current system forthwith.