Open AccessAIMS65: A promising upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk score but further validation required
Author(s) -
Ray Boyapati,
Avik Majumdar,
Marcus Robertson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14515
Subject(s) - upper gastrointestinal bleeding , medicine , risk stratification , risk assessment , population , intensive care medicine , surgery , endoscopy , computer science , computer security , environmental health
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.