Does Transfusion Effectively Counter Antiplatelet Agents in Patients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding?

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jan;15(1):53-55. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.09.004. Epub 2016 Sep 14.

Authors

Navin L Kumar¹, John R Saltzman¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 27639331
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.09.004

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Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Blood Transfusion
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Humans
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors*
Platelet Transfusion*

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors