Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study
Mohanty A, Kapuria D, Canakis A, Lin H, Amat MJ, Paniz G, Placone NT, Thomasson R, Roy H, Chak E, Baffy G, Curry MP, Laine L, Rustagi T. Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study. Liver International 2021, 41: 1901-1908. PMID: 33969607, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Component TransfusionCohort StudiesEnd Stage Liver DiseaseEsophageal and Gastric VaricesGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansPlasmaRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsAcute variceal hemorrhageFresh frozen plasma transfusionFrozen plasma transfusionFFP transfusionLength of stayPlasma transfusionVariceal hemorrhageCohort studyClinical outcomesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreStage liver disease scoreTertiary health care centerSevere variceal bleedingLiver Disease scoreMulticentre cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsOdds of mortalityPoor clinical outcomeHealth care centersMultivariable regression analysisEligible patientsActive bleedingVariceal bleedingMultivariable analysis