AIMS65 Score (upper GI bleeding mortality)

AIMS65 upper-GI-bleed mortality score (Saltzman 2011): albumin < 3.0 g/dL, INR > 1.5, altered mental status, SBP <= 90, age > 65 (1 each); the in-hospital mortality band rises from 0.3% at 0 to 24.5% at 5.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Albumin < 3.0 g/dL
Yes
INR > 1.5
Yes
Altered mental status
No
SBP <= 90 mmHg
No
Age > 65
Yes

Result: AIMS65 3: in-hospital mortality 10.3% per Saltzman 2011 Table 4.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

0
In-hospital mortality 0.3% per Saltzman 2011 Table 4.
1
In-hospital mortality 1.2% per Saltzman 2011 Table 4.
2
In-hospital mortality 5.3% per Saltzman 2011 Table 4.
3
In-hospital mortality 10.3% per Saltzman 2011 Table 4.
4
In-hospital mortality 16.5% per Saltzman 2011 Table 4.
5
In-hospital mortality 24.5% per Saltzman 2011 Table 4.

What you enter

  • Albumin < 3.0 g/dL (A)
  • INR > 1.5 (I)
  • Altered mental status (M)
  • SBP <= 90 mmHg (S)
  • Age > 65 (65)
How this is calculated

Saltzman JR, Tabak YP, Hyett BH, Sun X, Travis AC, Johannes RS. A simple risk score accurately predicts in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and cost in acute upper GI bleeding. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011;74(6):1215-1224. Read the source ↗

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