Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	102622
Country	Ireland

Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Improving gastrointestinal scoring systems for predicting short-term mortality in critically ill patients
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shane Moore and Noel E Donlon
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Corresponding Author	Noel E Donlon, Assistant Professor, PhD, Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, St James Hospital, James Street, Dublin D09, Leinster, Ireland. donlonn@tcd.ie
Key Words	Gastrointestinal injury; Critical care; Patient mortality prediction; Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Score; Acute Gastrointestinal Injury grade; Intensive care unit scoring systems
Core Tip	In order to ensure feasible application of scoring systems in critically ill patients, they must be simplistic and pragmatic to ensure transferability from an academic setting to clinical implementation. We propose such a modification of the current system forthwith.
Citation	Moore S, Donlon NE. Improving gastrointestinal scoring systems for predicting short-term mortality in critically ill patients. World J Gastroenterol 2024; In press

Received	2024-10-24 03:27
Peer-Review Started	2024-10-24 03:27
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2024-11-14 05:32
Revised	2024-11-24 18:08
Second Decision	2024-11-29 02:33
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2024-11-29 06:37
Articles in Press	2024-11-29 06:37
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ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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