Head Injury on Warfarin: Likelihood of Delayed Intracranial Bleeding in Patients with Negative Initial Head CT

Afaneh, Amer; Ford, Jennifer; Mazar, Alexandre; Gharzeddine, Jenna; Buck, Joseph R.

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.08.503

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“…42 Many more trials confirmed this evidence in the last period. [52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63] Anyway, comparison between the two categories of oral anticoagulants is hard due to the small number of patients suffering dICH observed. These data do not support routinely obtaining a repeat CT head after a negative initial CT scan since the risk of complications in asymptomatic anticoagulated head trauma patient is negligible when an initial CT scan is negative.…”

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The state of the art of the management of anticoagulated patients with mild traumatic brain injury in the Emergency Department

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The effects of Oral Anticoagulation Therapy (OAT) in older patients who suffered a mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) are widely debated but still strong guidelines are lacking and clinical approaches and management are sometimes heterogeneous. Different predictors of adverse outcomes were identified in the literature but their use in the decision-making process is unclear. Moreover, there is no consensus on the appropriate length of stay in the Observation Unit nor on the continuation of OAT, even if the diagnosis of life-threatening delayed post-traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage is rare. The recurrence of a control CT scan is often needless. This review aims to summarize recent scientific literature focusing on patients with mTBI taking OAT and to identify crucial questions on the topic to suggest a best clinical practice.

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