Oakland score to identify low-risk patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding performs well among emergency department patients
The Oakland Score had high predictive accuracy among ED patients with LGIB. Prospective evaluation is needed to understand if the risk score could augment ED decision-making and improve outcomes and resource utilization.
Authors
- Madeline J. Somers
- Adina S. Rauchwerger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6329-6836)
- Maqdooda Merchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3558-4715)
- Sean C. Bouvet
- Dana R. Sax (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9061-7746)
- Theodore R. Levin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0842-2377)
- Daniel D. DiLena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2252-6486)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (US)
- Antioch University (US)
- Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00815-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.62
Funders
- Kaiser Permanente