New Insights into Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Gastrointestinal Bleeding / 胃肠病学

ABSTRACT

Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common acute and critical illness that may result in hemorrhagic shock.In conventional concept, sufficient blood transfusion to ensure volume resuscitation was necessary for this emergency condition.With the propose and application of restrictive transfusion strategy in clinical practice, the new concept has been applied in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.Restrictive transfusion strategy could maintain the perfusion of vital organs with a minimized blood transfusion, and avoiding the coagulopathy and acidosis caused by massive transfusion.This article reviewed the advances in study on gastrointestinal bleeding and restrictive transfusion strategy.