This present study aimed to evaluate:~Assess the validity of the Rockall score for the prediction of rebleeding and death in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.~1- Technical Design: The technical design included research design, setting, subject and tools for data collection.~Research design:~A descriptive exploratory design was followed to achieve the aim of the study. Study setting: This study was conducted between Tropical department in AinShams university and Gastroenterology and Hepatology department in TheodorBilharz Research Institute.~Sample size: EPI - INFO program version 6 was used for sample size calculation guided by power of the test = 80% - confidence level =95% and accepted margin of error = 5% and risk ratio = 5.5 - total sample minimum accepted = 50 This study included 50 recipients and done Tropical department in Ain Shams university and Gastroenterology and Hepatology department in .~Theodore Bilharz Research Institute
This study aimed to Assess the validity of the Rockall score for the prediction of rebleeding and death in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.