Association of time to red blood cell transfusion on outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Red blood cell transfusion is frequently prescribed in the emergency department for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB), but the association of time to transfusion with patient outcome has not been thoroughly evaluated.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study analyzed adult patient data with GIB who visited the emergency department of single university-affiliated hospital between January 2016 and April 2022. The associations of time to transfusion and patient outcomes, 30-day and in-hospital mortality, were assessed.

Results

Among a total of 2,284 patients, 1,395 (61.1%) received red blood cell transfusion within 4 h of emergency department admission. Analysis of the time to transfusion showed the association between late transfusion (transfusion aft

SUBMITTER: Choi SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature