Table 4

Low-risk (GBS ≤7) patients who died during admission for UGIB

AgeGenderGBS scoreInitial admissionLength of hospitalisation (in days)Cause of deathCode status
64M4UMB2Mesenteric ischaemiaFull Code
88M4UMB7Aspiration pneumoniaDNR
88M6UMB3Congestive heart failureDNR
66F7MB7Cirrhosis, COPD, respiratory failureFull Code
86M7MB2Oesophageal cancer, aspiration pneumoniaDNR
  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DNR, do not resuscitate; F, female; GBS, Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score; M, male; MB, monitored bed; UGIB, upper gastrointestinal bleeding; UMB, unmonitored bed.