Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper G
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Villanueva, Càndid; Colomo, Alan; Bosch, Alba; Concepción, Mar; Hernandez-Gea, V
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Article
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2013
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Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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## Background: The hemoglobin threshold for transfusion of red cells in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding is controversial. we compared the efficacy and safety of a restrictive transfusion strategy with those of a liberal transfusion strategy. ## Methods: We enrolled 921 patients with