title: AIMS65: a promising upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk score but further validation required.
abstract: A novel upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk stratification score (AIMS65) has recently been developed and validated. It has advantages over existing risk scores including being easy to remember and lack of subjectivity in calculation. We comment on a recent study that has cast doubt on the applicability of AIMS65 in the peptic ulcer disease population. Although promising, further studies are required to evaluate the validity of AIMS65 in various populations.
authors.affiliation: Ray Boyapati, Avik Majumdar, Marcus Robertson, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg VIC 3084, Australia.
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boyapati
authors.affiliation: Ray Boyapati, Avik Majumdar, Marcus Robertson, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg VIC 3084, Australia.
authors.forename: Avik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.affiliation: Ray Boyapati, Avik Majumdar, Marcus Robertson, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg VIC 3084, Australia.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: AIMS65; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Hemostasis; Prognosis