Early initiation of prophylactic heparin in severe traumatic brain injury is associated with accelerated improvement on brain imaging

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolic prophylaxis (VTEp) is often delayed following traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet animal data suggest that it may reduce cerebral inflammation and improve cognitive recovery. We hypothesized that earlier VTEp initiation in severe TBI patients would result in more rapi...

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Autores principales: Kim, Luke, Schuster, James, Holena, Daniel N., Sims, Carrie A., Levine, Joshua, Pascual, Jose L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4126111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25114421
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.136846

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4126111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25114421
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.136846

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