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Annals of Internal Medicine· 2019Q1· Guideline

Management of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Guideline Recommendations From the International Consensus Group

Alan Barkun, Majid A. Almadi, Ernst J. Kuipers, Loren Laine et al.

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New guidelines suggest a Glasgow Blatchford score of 1 or less to identify low-risk UGIB patients who may avoid hospitalization, and recommend a hemoglobin transfusion threshold of <80 g/L (higher for cardiac patients).

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Field: Gastroenterology

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