Table 2.
Glasgow-Blatchford Score[10]
| Admission risk marker | Score component value |
| Blood urea (mmol/L) | |
| 6.5-8.0 | 2 |
| 8.0-10.0 | 3 |
| 10.0-25 | 4 |
| > 25 | 6 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) for men | |
| 12.0-12.9 | 1 |
| 10.0-11.9 | 3 |
| < 10.0 | 6 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) for women | |
| 10.0-11.9 | 1 |
| < 10.0 | 6 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |
| 100-109 | 1 |
| 90-99 | 2 |
| < 90 | 3 |
| Other markers | |
| Pulse ≥ 100 (per minute) | 1 |
| Presentation with melaena | 1 |
| Presentation with syncope | 2 |
| Liver disease | 2 |
| Cardiac failure | 2 |
The Blatchford score has to be used before endoscopy. The score component values are added up for each component. A score of 0 is the cut-off with any patient scoring > 0 at risk of requiring an intervention.