Abstract:Objective To evaluate the prognostic value of Glasgow-Blatchford score and AIMS65 score to acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Methods The medical records of patients who had underwent emergency gastrointestinal endoscopy for suspected gastrointestinal bleeding from January 2009 to January 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. Results 220 endoscopies (121 esophagogastroduodenoscopies, 99 colonoscopies) for 180 patients met the inclusion criteria. During the follow-up, 46 patients (25.56%) experienced rebleeding, 86 patients (47.78%) were low risk (GBS score less than or equal to 11), 94 patients (52.22%) were high-risk GBS (score = 12). There was no significant difference in the frequency of rebleeding between the high risk group and the low risk group, while the mortality rate in the high risk group (29.79%) was significantly higher than that in the low risk group (10.47%, P < 0.001), The mortality of lower digestive tract hemorrhage group in the high risk group (26.93%) was still higher than that in the low risk group (6.01%, P < 0.05). 94 patients (52.22%) were high-risk AIMS65 (0 or 1), 86 patients (47.78%) were low-risk AIMS65 (more than 3). There was no significant difference in the frequency of rebleeding between the high risk group and the low risk group, while the mortality rate in the high risk group (32.98%) was significantly higher than that in the low risk group (6.98%, P < 0.001), The mortality in the high risk group (28.12%) was higher than that in the low risk group (5.93%; P < 0.05) in lower digestive tract hemorrhage group. Cox multivariate analysis revealed blood transfusion, co-existing malignancy, absence of endoscopic hemostasis, and high AIMS65 score to be independent prognostic factors for poor OS. Conclusion The AIMS65 score is useful for predicting the prognosis of patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.