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Restrictive versus liberal blood transfusion for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (trigger): pragmatic, cluster randomised, feasibility trial.
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OBJECTIVES and BACKGROUND: Transfusion thresholds for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) are controversial. Observational studies suggest associations between liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and adverse outcome. A recent trial reported increased mortality following liberal transfusion. We delivered a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the feasibility and safety of implementing a restrictive (transfusion when haemoglobin (Hb) <8 g dL) vs liberal (transfusion when Hb <10 g/...
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- 10.1136/emermed-2014-204221.8
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- Journal:
- Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 9
- Pages:
- 780
- Publication date:
- 2014-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1472-0213
- ISSN:
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1472-0205
- Source identifiers:
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481515
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- English
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pubs:481515
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uuid:13951e26-073c-4c9b-bd35-5f4963497c35
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- pubs:481515
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- 2014-08-29
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- 2014
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