A Fibreoptic endoscopic study of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Bugando Medical Centre in northwestern Tanzania: A retrospective review of 240 cases

Table 5 The Rockall scoring system

Variables	Responses	Scores
Age (in years)	< 60	0
	60-79	1
	>80	2
Shock	No shock	0
	Tachycardia (SBP > 100 mmHg, Pulse > 100 beats/minute)	1
	Hypotension (SBP < 100 mmHg, Pulse > 100 beats/minute)	2
Co-morbidity	None	0
	Cardiac failure, IHD, any major co-morbidity	2
	Renal/liver failure, metastatic malignancy	3
Diagnosis (post-endoscopy)	Mallory-Weiss tears	0
	All other diagnoses	1
	Malignancy of the upper GI tract	2
Stigmata of recent haemorrhage	None	0
	Blood, adherent clot, spurting vessel	2

Keys: SBP = systolic blood pressure, IHD = ischemic heart disease, GI = gastrointestinal.
Interpretation
Add up the criteria scores to get value.
< 3 indicates good prognosis (low risk for developing adverse outcomes).
3–8 indicates moderate prognosis (medium risk for developing adverse outcomes).
> 8 indicates poor prognosis (high risk for developing adverse outcomes).

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