Management of minor head injury in patients receiving oral anticoagulant therapy: A prospective study of a 24-hour observation protocol

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 451-455

  Menditto, Vincenzo G ^a   Lucci, Moira ^b   Polonara, Stefano ^a   Pomponio, Giovanni ^b   Gabrielli, Armando ^b  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRANIOTOMY; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 84861528812     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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