Acute bleeding associated with traumatic injury is the leading cause of death between ages 1 to 46. Although 20–40% of hemorrhage-related deaths are potentially preventable with rapid hemostatic ...
The approach to transfusion for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding has varied over the years. For a time, the focus was to avoid or delay transfusions because of the possibility ...
They may have multiple comorbidities and are often medically unstable; treatment must balance the need to prevent ischemic post-procedure complications against the risk that GI hemorrhage in the ...