Villanueva
2013 Transfusion
? ICUs
921 patients
Restrictive vs liberal blood transfusion in upper GI bleed (scope w/i 6hrs, octreotide, Abx…)
Clinical Question
In patients who present with an upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed, does a
restrictive transfusion goal compared with a liberal transfusion goal
affect mortality?
Critical Appraisal
Key findings
24hr endoscopy!! Reduced 45d mort & unstable rebleed in restrictive grp (Child A, B).
- Population
- Upper GI Bleed
- Population Details
- Not recorded
- Intervention Arms
-
RBCs
- Control Arms
- Not recorded
- Primary Outcome
- Not recorded
- Secondary Outcomes
- Not recorded
- P Value
- Not recorded
Outcome Results
Not recorded
Primary location: Spain
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