Restrictive versus liberal blood transfusion for gastrointestinal bleeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

<p>BACKGROUND: Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a leading indication for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion worldwide, although optimal thresholds for transfusion are debated.</p><p> METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, and the Transfusion Evidence Library f...

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Glavni autori: Odutayo, A, Desborough, M, Trivella, M, Stanley, A, Dorée, C, Collins, G, Hopewell, S, Brunskill, S, Kahan, B, Logan, R, Barkun, A, Murphy, M, Jairath, V
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: Elsevier 2017