Critical peptic ulcer bleeding requiring massive blood transfusion: outcomes of 270 cases.

Shara N KetRosemary L SparrowZoe K McQuiltenPeter R GibsonGregor J BrownErica Michelle Wood

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2020)

One in five patients with critical peptic ulcer bleeding requiring massive transfusion died by 30 days. Mortality was associated with patient characteristics rather than clinical interventions (procedures, blood product transfusion). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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