Reversal of Coagulopathy Using Prothrombin Complex Concentrates is Associated with Improved Outcome Compared to Fresh Frozen Plasma in Warfarin-Associated Intracranial Hemorrhage

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 397-406

  Frontera, Jennifer A ^a   Gordon, Errol ^b   Zach, Victor ^b   Jovine, Maximo ^b   Uchino, Ken ^a   Hussain, Muhammad S ^a   Aledort, Louis ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FFP; Fresh frozen plasma; Hemostasis; Intracranial hemorrhage; Outcome; PCC; Plasma; Prothrombin complex concentrates; Warfarin reversal; Warfarin associated ICH

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX CONCENTRATES; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN K; WARFARIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896575821     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-014-9972-0     Document Type: Article

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