Validating the CHAMPS Score: A Novel and Reliable Prognostic Score of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Abstract

Huong Tu Lam,1 Thang Dinh Nguyen,2 Hoang Huu Bui,1 Thong Duy Vo1,3 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 3Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamCorrespondence: Thong Duy Vo, Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, 215 Hong Bang, Ward 11, Dis. 5, Ho Chi Minh City, 72714, Vietnam, Tel [phone], Email [email protected]: The Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥ 2, in-Hospital onset, Albumin 1.5, altered Mental status, Systolic blood pressure ≤ 90 mmHg, and age > 65 years (AIMS65) score (AUROC = 0.72 and 0.71, respectively; all p 0.8), facilitating the identification of high-risk patients requiring aggressive treatment and low-risk patients in need of localized treatment or safe discharge after successful bleeding control.Keywords: non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, CHAMPS, mortality prediction, risk scores, GBS

Keywords

• non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
• champs
• mortality prediction
• risk scores
• gbs.