Effect of Transfusion Strategy in Acute Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Nationwide Study of 5861 Hospital Admissions in Denmark.
Rasmus FabriciusPeter SvenningsenJens HillingsøLars Bo SvendsenMartin SillesenPublished in: World journal of surgery (2016)
PRBC transfusion was associated with adverse events, including 30-day mortality and failure of hemostasis. In contrast, transfusion of PLT was associated with a reduction in need for re-endoscopy.