Utility of platelet function testing in stent-assisted coiling of cerebral aneurysms.

Mirja M WirtzClemens M SchirmerOded GorenChristian O BohanShamsher DalalGregory WeinerPaul M Foreman Christoph J Griessenauer

Published in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2019)

In patients where the pharmacy-mediated antiplatelet protocol was followed, the thromboembolic complication rate was 1.8%. This complication rate compares favorably to those reported in large contemporary series. Nevertheless, the pharmacy-mediated protocol places a significant burden on both the patient and healthcare system.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
atrial fibrillation
patient reported outcomes
risk factors
patient reported
cerebral ischemia
brain injury