Treatments for reversing warfarin anticoagulation in patients with acute intracranial hemorrhage: A structured literature review

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Bechtel, Brett F ^a   Nunez, Timothy C ^b   Lyon, Jennifer A ^c   Cotton, Bryan A ^d   Barrett, Tyler W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84857679803     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-4-40     Document Type: Review

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