Red blood cell transfusion is associated with further bleeding and fresh-frozen plasma with mortality in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Red blood cell transfusion is associated with further bleeding and fresh-frozen plasma with mortality in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

BACKGROUND: Blood products are commonly transfused for patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). While concerns exist about further bleeding and mortality in subsets of patients receiving red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, the impact of non-RBC blood products has not previou...

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Main Authors: Subramaniam, K., Spilsbury, Katrina, Ayonrinde, Oyekoya, Latchmiah, F., Mukhtar, Syed Aqif, Semmens, James, Leahy, M., Olynyk, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6737

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6737

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