Red blood cell transfusion practice in patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a survey of 815 UK clinicians.

BACKGROUND: Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) accounts for 14% of all red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United Kingdom, despite little evidence to guide optimal blood transfusion strategies and few data on the variation in practice. We aimed to survey UK clinicians about their RBC...

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Main Authors: Jairath, V, Kahan, B, Logan, R, Travis, S, Palmer, K, Murphy, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011

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