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Is it safe to do a blood transfusion without a gastroenterologist checking first from where the bleeding is coming. bc of vomiting blood? hgb 12-8

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

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Yes: In cases where the blood count is very low, or if brisk active bleeding is occurring, it is often necessary to transfuse blood before or during an endoscopy. The goal is to make the patient as stable as possible until the bleeding site can be found and stopped. Good luck.

Answered 4/17/2015

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A member asked:

Is it safe to do a blood transfusion without a gastroenterologist checking first from where the bleeding is coming. bc of vomiting blood? hgb 12-8

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