Prevalence of Intracranial Hemorrhage after Blunt Head Trauma in Patients on Pre-injury Dabigatran

Introduction: Dabigatran etexilate was the first direct-acting oral anticoagulant approved in the United States. The prevalence of intracranial hemorrhage after blunt head trauma in patients on dabigatran is currently unknown, complicating adequate ability to accurately compare the risks and benefit...

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Main Authors: James A. Chenoweth, M. Austin Johnson, Laura Shook, Mark E. Sutter, Daniel K. Nishijima, James F. Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-07-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6dw824z4