Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Authors

Càndid Villanueva · Hospital de Sant Pau

Alan Colomo · Hospital de Sant Pau

Alba Fernández Bosch · Banc de Sang i Teixits

Mar Concepción

Virginia Hernández–Gea

Carles Aracil

Isabel Graupera · Hospital de Sant Pau

María Poca

Cristina Álvarez–Urturi

Abstract

As compared with a liberal transfusion strategy, a restrictive strategy significantly improved outcomes in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. (Funded by Fundació Investigació Sant Pau; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00414713.).

Topics & Keywords

Blood transfusion and management Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Blood donation and transfusion practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 368, Issue 1, pp. 11-21

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1211801

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