Antiplatelet therapy; an alternative to heparin for blunt carotid injury

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 896-901

  Wahl, Wendy L ^a   Brandt, Mary Margaret ^a   Thompson, B Gregory ^c   Taheri, Paul A ^a   Greenfield, Lazar J ^b  

^a Division of Trauma Burn and Emergency Surgery   (United States)

^b Section of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Antiplatelet therapy; Blunt trauma; Carotid injury; Heparin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036094230     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200205000-00012     Document Type: Article

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