Use of prothrombin complex concentrate for vitamin K antagonist reversal before surgical treatment of intracranial hemorrhage

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Wong, Yun ^a  

^a MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation reversal; Beriplex P N; Computed tomography; International normalized ratio; Intracranial hemorrhage; Prothrombin complex concentrate

Indexed keywords

BERIPLEX; COCODAMOL; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VOMITING;

EID: 79958050406     PISSN: 11795476     EISSN: 11795476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CCRep.S6433     Document Type: Article

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