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Blood transfusion for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: is less more again?

BACKGROUND: The hemoglobin threshold for transfusion of red blood cells in patients with acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is controversial. We compared the efficacy and safety of a restrictive transfusion strategy with those of a liberal transfusion strategy. METHODS: Objective: The objective wa...

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Autores principales: Al-Jaghbeer, Mohammed, Yende, Sachin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24063362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13020