BACKGROUND: The Rockall score is used to assess the prognosis of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. AIM: To assess the applicability of the Rockall score in patients undergoing endoscopic therapy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. METHODS: Retrospective evaluation of the Rockall score in the period 1995-2001. To evaluate the applicability of the Rockall system, two groups were created: group I (Rockall
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/mortality , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/therapy , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/complications , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prognosis , Survival Rate