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