Treatment and outcomes of anticoagulated geriatric trauma patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage after falls.
Charlie J NederpeltLeon NaarKarien MeierSuzanne F M van WijckPieta KrijnenGeorge C VelmahosHaytham M A KaafaraniMartin G RosenthalInger B SchipperPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)
Despite the higher neurosurgical intervention rates, patients with pre-injury DOAC use were associated with comparable rates of mortality and discharge to inpatient rehabilitation as patients without anticoagulation exposure. Future research should focus on risk assessment and stratification of DOAC-exposed trauma patients.
Keyphrases
- trauma patients
- risk assessment
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- venous thromboembolism
- spinal cord injury
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- heavy metals
- type diabetes
- current status
- risk factors
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- hip fracture
- optical coherence tomography