The impact of red blood cell transfusion practices on inpatient mortality in variceal and non‐variceal gastrointestinal bleeding patients: a 20‐year US nationwide retrospective analysis

Abstract

Although decreased over the last decade, PRBC transfusion rates remain high for variceal bleeders. In addition, PRBC transfusion appears to be more detrimental in variceal bleeders than in non-variceal bleeders.