A meta-analysis to determine the effect of anticoagulation on mortality in patients with blunt head trauma*

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 525-530

  Batchelor, John Stephen ^a   Grayson, Alan ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Head injury; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRYOPRECIPITATE; EMBASE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; WARFARIN; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84864576514     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2011.650736     Document Type: Article

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