title: The AIMS65 Score Is a Useful Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Urgent Endoscopy in Patients with High AIMS65 Scores.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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, retrospective study. Nonvariceal, upper gastrointestinal bleeding was assessed by using the AIM65 and Rockall scores. Scores for mortality were assessed by calculating the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROC). Patients with high AIMS65 scores (≥2) were allocated to either the urgent or non-urgent endoscopic procedure group. In-hospital mortality, success of endoscopic procedure, recurrence of bleeding, admission period, and dose of transfusion were compared between groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 634 patients were analyzed. The AIMS65 score successfully predicted mortality (AUROC=0.943; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.876 to 0.99) and was superior to the Rockall score (AUROC=0.856; 95% CI, 0.743 to 0.969) in predicting mortality. The group with high AIMS65 score included 200 patients. The urgent endoscopic procedure group had reduced hospitalization periods (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AIMS65 score may be useful in predicting mortality in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Urgent endoscopic procedures in patients with high scores may be related to reduced hospitalization periods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Wook
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Moo
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jeong
keywords: Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Risk assessment