Glasgow-Blatchford Score
Admission risk marker Score component value
Blood Urea
≥ 6.5 <8.0 2
≥ 8.0 <10.0 3
≥ 10.0 <25.0 4
≥ 25 6
Haemoglobin (g/L) for men
≥ 12.0 <13.0 1
≥ 10.0 <12.0 3
<10.0 6
Haemoglobin (g/L) for women
≥ 10.0 <12.0 1
<10.0 6
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
100-109 1
90-99 2
<90 3
Other markers
Pulse ≥ 100 (per min) 1
Presentation with melaena 1
Presentation with syncope 2
Hepatic disease 2
Cardiac failure 2
A score of 6 or more is associated with a greater than 50% need for intervention, while a score of zero means that hospitalization is not required [7].
Table 1: Glasgow-Blatchford Score.