The AIMS65 Score Is a Useful Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Urgent Endoscopy in Patients with High AIMS65 Scores

• Main Authors: Sun Wook Park (Author), Young Wook Song (Author), Dae Hyun Tak (Author), Byung Moo Ahn (Author), Sun Hyung Kang (Author), Hee Seok Moon (Author), Jae Kyu Sung (Author), Hyun Yong Jeong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Aims: To validate the AIMS65 score for predicting mortality of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding and to evaluate the effectiveness of urgent (<8 hours) endoscopic procedures in patients with high AIMS65 scores. Methods: This was a 5-year single-center, retrospec...