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Blood transfusion for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: is less more again?

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Title
Blood transfusion for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: is less more again?
Published in
Critical Care, September 2013
DOI 10.1186/cc13020
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Authors

Mohammed Al-Jaghbeer, Sachin Yende

Abstract

The hemoglobin threshold for transfusion of red blood cells in patients with acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is controversial. We compared the efficacy and safety of a restrictive transfusion strategy with those of a liberal transfusion strategy.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Sudan 1 1%
Sweden 1 1%
Mexico 1 1%
Spain 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Unknown 73 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Postgraduate 14 18%
Other 8 10%
Researcher 8 10%
Student > Master 8 10%
Student > Bachelor 6 8%
Other 18 23%
Unknown 16 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 52 67%
Psychology 2 3%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 1%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 1%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 1%
Other 3 4%
Unknown 18 23%