The epidemic of pre-injury oral antiplatelet and anticoagulant use.
Background: As the population ages, an increasing number of trauma patients are taking antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications (ACAP) prior to their injuries. These medications increase their risk of hemorrhagic complications, particularly intracerebral hemorrhage. Clopidogrel and warfarin are co...
| Published in: | European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 657 - 670 |
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| Format: | review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Dec2014
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