The application of point-of-care platelet function assay in guiding platelet transfusion in aspirin-users with intracranial haemorrhages

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 55, Issue , 2018, Pages 52-56

  Cheng, Ka Yu ^a   Tsang, Chun Pong ^a   Leung, Gilberto Ka Kit ^a   Lui, Wai Man ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Intracranial haemorrhages; Platelet function test; Platelet transfusion; Point of care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ASPIRIN; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING;

EID: 85049320429     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.06.037     Document Type: Article

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