The Oakland score is the sum of seven first-assessment variables. Total scores range from 0 to 35.

Variable	Category	Points
Age	Under 40 years	0
Age	40 to 69 years	1
Age	70 years or older	2
Sex	Female	0
Sex	Male	1
Previous lower GI bleeding admission	No	0
Previous lower GI bleeding admission	Yes	1
Digital rectal examination	No blood	0
Digital rectal examination	Blood present	1
Heart rate	69 bpm or lower	0
Heart rate	70 to 89 bpm	1
Heart rate	90 to 109 bpm	2
Heart rate	110 bpm or higher	3
Systolic blood pressure	50 to 89 mmHg	5
Systolic blood pressure	90 to 119 mmHg	4
Systolic blood pressure	120 to 129 mmHg	3
Systolic blood pressure	130 to 159 mmHg	2
Systolic blood pressure	160 mmHg or higher	0
Haemoglobin	36 to 69 g/L	22
Haemoglobin	70 to 89 g/L	17
Haemoglobin	90 to 109 g/L	13
Haemoglobin	110 to 129 g/L	8
Haemoglobin	130 to 159 g/L	4
Haemoglobin	160 g/L or higher	0

Scores of 8 or lower are the original low-risk threshold for considering safe discharge. Higher scores are not low risk by Oakland score.

Oakland Score for Safe Discharge After Lower GI Bleeding