title: [Computer-assisted analysis of the prognosis in patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage].
abstract: The prognosis of 189 patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding was studied with the assistance of a computer. The safety of the prognosis given by the doctor was partially improved with the computer. However, when both judgements were simultaneously considered, the best results were obtained. A scoring-system constructed with simple clinical data proved useful to obtain prognostic judgements with high sensitivity and specificity. It is concluded that the reliability of the prognosis given in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be improved with objective methods. The improvement is maximal if objective information is evaluated together with clinical information.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Garrigues Gil
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ponce García
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martínez Salazar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pertejo Pastor
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sala Felis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer Lapuerta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
vernacular_title: Análisis asistido por ordenador del juicio pronóstico en pacientes con hemorragia digestiva alta.