Prevention of Venous Thrombotic Events in Brain Injury: Review of Current Practices

Venous thromboembolic event after traumatic brain injury represents a unique clinical challenge. Physicians must balance appropriate timing of chemoprophylaxis with risk of increased cerebral hemorrhage. Despite an increase in the literature since the 1990s, there are clear disparities in treatment...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Glassner, Stuart, Srivastava, Karan, Cofnas, Paul, Deegan, Brian, DeMaria, Peter, Denis, Rimsky, Ginzburg, Enrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Rambam Health Care Campus 2013
Materias:
Current Medical Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3678914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23908851
http://dx.doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10101
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Sumario:Venous thromboembolic event after traumatic brain injury represents a unique clinical challenge. Physicians must balance appropriate timing of chemoprophylaxis with risk of increased cerebral hemorrhage. Despite an increase in the literature since the 1990s, there are clear disparities in treatment strategies. This review discusses the prominent studies and subsequent findings regarding the topic with an attempt to establish recommendations using the existing evidence-based literature.

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