Question

A 70-year-old with suspected upper GI bleed is resuscitated and endoscopy planned within 12 hours. Which transfusion strategy is appropriate pre-endoscopy?

Accepted Answer

Restrictive strategy with transfusion threshold ~7 g/dL unless massive bleeding/ischemia

Answer

Liberal transfusion to Hgb ≥10 g/dL

Answer

Platelets for count 150,000/µL

Answer

FFP to normalize INR 1.4 without warfarin

Answer

Transfuse based on stool color

Practice question

A 70-year-old with suspected upper GI bleed is resuscitated and endoscopy planned within 12 hours. Which transfusion strategy is appropriate pre-endoscopy?