Rapid bedside coagulometry prior to urgent neurosurgical procedures in anticoagulated patients

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-33

  Beynon, Christopher ^a   Jakobs, Martin ^a   Rizos, Timolaos ^a   Unterberg, Andreas W ^a   Sakowitz, Oliver W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Chronic subdural haematoma; Neurosurgical intensive care; Operating times; Point of care; Surgery timing

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PHENPROCOUMON; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULOMETER; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893042223     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2013.869549     Document Type: Article

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