Restrictive vs liberal transfusion for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 40, 2013, Pages 6919-6927

  Wang, Juan ^a   Bao, Yong Xin ^b   Bai, Ming ^c   Zhang, Yong Guo ^b   Xu, Wen Da ^b   Qi, Xing Shun ^a,c  

^a The 463 Hospital of Chinese PLA   (China)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIBERAL TRANSFUSION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESTRICTIVE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; META-ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887009848     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i40.6919     Document Type: Article

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