Platelet transfusion to reverse antiplatelet therapy before decompressive surgery in patients with intracranial haemorrhage.

M BaschinS SellengJ-P ZedenA WestphalT KohlmannH W SchroederA GreinacherThomas Thiele

Published in: Vox sanguinis (2017)

Platelet concentrate transfusion before cranial decompressive surgery in patients with ICH complicating APT showed a low risk for cardio-cerebral thrombotic complications. However, the risk of rebleeding remains high, especially in patients with chronic ICH and those pretreated with clopidogrel.

Keyphrases

antiplatelet therapy
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery bypass
acute coronary syndrome
minimally invasive
cardiac surgery
coronary artery disease
surgical site infection
sickle cell disease
severe traumatic brain injury
risk factors
traumatic brain injury
atrial fibrillation
cerebral ischemia