Outcomes following early red blood cell transfusion in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
BACKGROUND: Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) accounts for 14% of RBC units transfused in the UK. In exsanguinating AUGIB the value of RBC transfusion is self evident, but in less severe bleeding its value is less obvious. AIM: To examine the relationship between early RBC transfusion,...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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