Low-dose aspirin therapy is not a reason for repeating head computed tomographic scans in traumatic brain injury: A prospective study

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 287-291

  Joseph, Bellal ^a   Aziz, Hassan ^a   Pandit, Viraj ^a   Kulvatunyou, Narong ^a   O'Keeffe, Terence ^a   Tang, Andrew ^a   Wynne, Julie ^a   Hashmi, Ammar ^a   Vercruysse, Gary ^a   Friese, Randall S ^a   Rhee, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE SCORE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84890051488     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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