Hemoglobin Monitoring in Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Are We Monitoring Blood Counts Too Frequently?

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a common cause of hospital admission. However, there are little data to inform practice around blood count monitoring – a cornerstone of management. We hypothesize that more frequent testing leads to increased resource utilization without improvement in patient outcomes.

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