Vitamin K, fresh frozen plasma, and platelet transfusion used to arrest progression of intracranial hemorrhage after traumatic brain injury in a patient taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents
Case An 89‐year‐old man fell from stairs and sustained head trauma. He was taking warfarin and aspirin. Upon arrival at our hospital, his Glasgow Coma Scale score was 14. Initial head computed tomography showed small acute subdural hematoma. We immediately administered vitamin K and ordered fresh‐fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Acute Medicine & Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.200 |