Utility of platelet transfusion in adult patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage and preinjury antiplatelet use: A systematic review

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1658-1663

  Nishijima, Daniel K ^a   Zehtabchi, Shahriar ^b   Berrong, Jeanette ^a   Legome, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiplatelet use; Systematic review; Traumatic brain injury; Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; EPTIFIBATIDE; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; PRASUGREL; TICAGRELOR; TICLOPIDINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ASPIRIN; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TICLOPIDINE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864567317     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318256dfc5     Document Type: Review

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