Diagnostics
Comparative Predictive Performance of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Risk Scores and the CALLY Index in Geriatric Patients
Background/Objectives: Elderly patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) are a high-risk group with significant morbidity and mortality. Various risk scoring systems have been devised to predict clinical outcome in UGIB, but their effectiveness in geriatric patients is unclear. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the predictive performance of established UGIB risk scores in older adults and to compare the predictive performance of the C-reactive protein–albumin–lymphocyte (CALLY) index …