VALIDATON OF SHA2PE SCORE FOR PREDICTNG ADVERSE OUTCOMES OF LOWER GASTROINTESTNAL BLEEDING

Xuân Khuyến Trần, Công Long Nguyễn

Main Article Content

Abstract

Objective: To assess the predictive value of the SHA2PE score for clinical outcomes in patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) treated at the Digestive & Hepatobiliary Center, Bach Mai Hospital. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 110 inpatients with confirmed LGIB managed at the Digestive & Hepatobiliary Center, Bach Mai Hospital, from August 2024 to September 2025. Results: The mean age was 59.0 ± 16.8 years; 57.3% were male. With a cut-off score ≥ 3, SHA2PE yielded an AUC of 0.67 (95%CI=0.55–0.76) for predicting transfusion requirement (sensitivity 53.8%, specificity 71.8%), an AUC of 0.79 (95%CI=0.68–0.89) for predicting surgical intervention (sensitivity 87.5%, specificity 66.7%), and an AUC of 0.52 (p=0.63) for predicting endoscopic therapy. SHA2PE showed good discriminatory power for surgical need, acceptable accuracy for transfusion requirement, and no predictive value for endoscopic intervention. Conclusion: The SHA2PE score is a useful screening tool for identifying high-risk LGIB patients, particularly for early detection of severe cases requiring surgery, thereby helping to optimize clinical management.

Article Details

References

Oakland K., Chadwick G., East J.E., et al. (2019). Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: guidelines from the British Society of Gastroenterology. Gut, 68(5), 776–789.
2. Hreinsson J.P., Sigurdardottir R., Lund S.H., et al. (2018). The SHA2PE score: a new score for lower gastrointestinal bleeding that predicts low-risk of hospital-based intervention. Scand J Gastroenterol, 53(12), 1484–1489.
3. Quach D.T., Nguyen N.T.-M., Vo U.P.-P., et al. (2021). Development and Validation of a Scoring System to Predict Severe Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Vietnamese. Dig Dis Sci, 66(3), 823–831.
4. Đỗ Huy Thạch và Bùi Hữu Hoàng (2023). Giá trị của thang điểm Oakland trong tiên lượng xuất huyết tiêu hóa dưới. Tạp Chí Y Dược Lâm Sàng 108, 18(6), 70–77.
5. Cerruti T., Maillard M.H., Hugli O. (2021). Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Emergency Department and Performance of the SHA2PE Score: A Retrospective Observational Study. J Clin Med, 10(23), 5476.
6. Yeon S.H., Moon H.S., Choi S.W., et al. (2023). A comparative study of scoring systems that accurately predict the prognosis of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Int J Colorectal Dis, 38(1), 51.
7. Jeong K.B., Moon H.S., In K.R., et al. (2025). Which scoring systems are useful for predicting the prognosis of lower gastrointestinal bleeding? Old and new. BMC Gastroenterol, 25(1), 49.
8. Flores-Alaniz J., Torices-Escalante E., Dominguez-Camacho L., et al. (2020). Usefulness of the SHA2PE scale in the identification of low risk patients with low gastrointestinal bleeding in a 3rd level hospital. Endoscopia, 32, 54–61.
9. Ahmad A.I., El Sabagh A., Zhang J., et al. (2025). External Validation of SHA2PE Score: A Score to Predict Low-Risk Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Emergency Department. Gastroenterol Res Pract, 2025, 5657404.
10. Almaghrabi M., Gandhi M., Guizzetti L., et al. (2022). Comparison of Risk Scores for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. JAMA Netw Open, 5(5), e2214253.