Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study.

Arpan Mohanty Devika KapuriaAndrew CanakisHonghuang LinMaelys J AmatGraziella Rangel PanizNicholas T PlaconeReggie ThomassonHemant RoyEric W ChakGyorgy BaffyMichael P CurryLoren LaineTarun Rustagi

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)

Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in AVH is independently associated with poor clinical outcomes. As this an observational study, there may be residual bias due to confounding; however, we demonstrate no benefit and potential harm with FFP transfusions in AVH.

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