Survey evaluating clinical equipoise around platelet transfusion after head injury and traumatic intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in patients on antiplatelet medications.
Catherine AshtonM LaffanP J HutchinsonFiona Elizabeth LeckyS RalhanJason Edward SmithJonathan P ColesSimon StanworthNicola CurryPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)
Our survey demonstrates equipoise in current practice with regards to platelet transfusion in patients with a traumatic ICH who are taking antiplatelet medication. There is support for additional trials to investigate the effect of platelet transfusion in this rising population of older, high-risk patients, in order to provide a better evidence-base for guideline development.