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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Main Authors: Jae Min Lee, Eun Sun Kim, Hoon Jai Chun, Young-Jae Hwang, Jae Hyung Lee, Seung Hun Kang, In Kyung Yoo, Seung Han Kim, Hyuk Soon Choi, Bora Keum, Yeon Seok Seo, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hong Sik Lee, Soon Ho Um, Chang Duck Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-07-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-110176

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