Discharge hemoglobin and outcome in patients with acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Background and study aims: Many patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding present with anemia and frequently require red blood cell (RBC) transfusion. A restrictive transfusion strategy and a low hemoglobin (Hb) threshold for transfusion had been shown to produce acceptable outcomes in patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-110176 |