Introduction. Bleeding scoring systems are used for predicting the risk of a specific primary outcome in population.In this article, we present frequently internist practice. acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Are divided into clinical, endoscopic,and combined systems, according to type variables included. Besides traditional (Rockall, Glasgow-Blatchford), primarily clinical patients with a...

expert systems can help to build banks customers' credit scoring models. here, selection of key features of the credit scoring is important. also, it is possible to express the features values as fuzzy. the problem is how to improve features selection by genetic algorithm, in way that these features can be employed as input in fuzzy expert system. this paper presents a hybrid credit scorin...

background: multiple severity scoring systems have been devised and evaluated in adult sepsis, but a simplified scoring model for pediatric sepsis has not yet been developed. this study aimed to develop and validate a new scoring model to stratify the severity of pediatric sepsis, thus assisting the treatment of sepsis in children. methods: data from 634 consecutive patients who presented with ...

OBJECTIVES Modified adult disease severity scoring systems are being used for childhood FMF. We aim to test the clinical consistency of two common severity scoring systems and to evaluate the correlation of scores with the type of FMF mutations in paediatric FMF patients since certain mutations are prone to severe disease. METHODS Two hundred and fifty-eight children with FMF were cross-secti...

various scoring systems have been devised to aid diagnosis of acute appendicitis. the main objective of this study was finding the accuracy of modified alvarado score in prediction of acute appendicitis. the registries of cases with appendectomy, who had been admitted to a referral medical center in the capital of iran from february 2000 to march 2004, were studied. sensitivity and specificity ...

background cystic fibrosis is a complex progressive disease which assessing its progression and severity is essential. for this purpose there are scoring systems available to evaluate the disease severity. objectives the aim of the present study was to determine the clinical status of cf patients using shwachman score system in the pediatric pulmonary ward of masih daneshvari hospital. patients...