Open AccessCoagulopathy as prognostic marker in acute traumatic brain injury
Author(s) -
Gaurav Chhabra,
Swati Sharma,
Arulselvi Subramanian,
Deepak Agrawal,
Sumit Sinha,
Ayan Mukhopadhyay
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.115332
Subject(s) - coagulopathy , traumatic brain injury , medicine , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
Coagulopathy frequently occurs following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and usually occurs 6-72 hour post-trauma. The incidence and the probable risk factors for development of coagulopathy and poor outcome following TBI are largely unknown and vary considerably.