In adults aged ≥65 y with head injuries, use of warfarin, but not DOACs, was associated with delayed ICH

Shan W Liu; Christopher R Carpenter

doi:10.7326/J22-0115

In adults aged ≥65 y with head injuries, use of warfarin, but not DOACs, was associated with delayed ICH

Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb;176(2):JC23. doi: 10.7326/J22-0115. Epub 2023 Feb 7.

Authors

Shan W Liu¹, Christopher R Carpenter²

Affiliations

¹ Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (S.W.L.).
² Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (C.R.C.).

PMID: 36745892
DOI: 10.7326/J22-0115

Abstract

Liu S, McLeod SL, Atzema CL, et al. Delayed intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among elderly patients on anticoagulation seen in the emergency department. CJEM. 2022;24:853-61. 36242733.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Anticoagulants / adverse effects
Craniocerebral Trauma* / complications
Humans
Intracranial Hemorrhages / chemically induced
Retrospective Studies
Warfarin* / adverse effects

Substances

Warfarin
Anticoagulants