Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients using warfarin or clopidogrel.

Abstract

CLINICAL QUESTION:

What is the prevalence of immediate and incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage in patients with blunt head trauma who use warfarin or clopidogrel?

ARTICLE CHOSEN:

Nishijima DK, Offerman SR, Ballard DW, et al. Immediate and delayed traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with head trauma and preinjury warfarin or clopidogrel use. Ann Emerg Med 2012;59:460-8.e7.

STUDY OBJECTIVE:

To assess the prevalence of immediate and the cumulative incidence of delayed traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients using warfarin or clopidogrel.

• Authors: Ahmed Alsakha, Alex Guttman
• Journal: CJEM (CJEM) Vol. 16 Issue 4 Pg. 327-9 (Jul 2014) ISSN: 1481-8043 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25060088 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Comment)

Chemical References

• Anticoagulants
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
• Warfarin
• Ticlopidine

Topics

• Anticoagulants (adverse effects)
• Craniocerebral Trauma (complications)
• Female
• Humans
• Intracranial Hemorrhages (etiology)
• Male
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors (adverse effects)
• Ticlopidine (analogs & derivatives)
• Warfarin (adverse effects)