Risk of Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Anticoagulated Patients after Minor Head Trauma: The Role of Repeat Cranial Computed Tomography | Zendy

Clifford J. Swap | Zendy; Margo A. Sidell | Zendy; Raquel Ogaz | Zendy; Adam L. Sharp | Zendy

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Risk of Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Anticoagulated Patients after Minor Head Trauma: The Role of Repeat Cranial Computed Tomography

Author(s) -

Clifford J. Swap,

Margo A. Sidell,

Raquel Ogaz,

Adam L. Sharp

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/15-095

Subject(s) - medicine , warfarin , clopidogrel , intracerebral hemorrhage , head trauma , observational study , emergency department , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , anticoagulant , computed tomography , radiology , anesthesia , surgery , atrial fibrillation , glasgow coma scale , aspirin , psychiatry

Patients receiving anticoagulant medications who experience minor head injury are at increased risk of an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) developing, even after an initial computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain yields normal findings. Conflicting evidence exists regarding the frequency at which delayed bleeding occurs.

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