The Role of Abdominal and Pelvic Computed Tomography Scans for Geriatric Blunt Trauma Patients on Antiplatelet and/or Anticoagulation Medications

Abstract

Background Blunt trauma is the most common mechanism of injury in the geriatric population. The benefits of computed tomography (CT) scanning have demonstrated improved outcomes for blunt trauma patients with head injuries.

Clinical outcomes for patients on antiplatelet and anticoagulants in thoracoabdominal trauma

“…As our trauma population in the United States becomes older and the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents is increasingly more common in elderly patients, questions regarding outcomes of trauma surgery for patients on these agents have become more frequent, complex, and potentially consequential. Many studies investigating outcomes of surgery in injured patients on chronic antiplatelet and anticoagulant (AP/AC) therapies have been performed in efforts to improve outcomes for these patients [ [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , 8 , 9 ].…”