Incidence and Determinants of Traumatic Intracranial Bleeding Among Older Veterans Receiving Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Traumatic intracranial bleeding, which is most commonly attributable to falls, is a common concern among health care professionals, who are hesitant to prescribe oral anticoagulants to older adults with atrial fibrillation.

Objective

To describe the incidence of and risk factors for traumatic intracranial bleeding in a large cohort of older adults who were newly prescribed warfarin sodium.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cohort study at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Participants included 31 951 veterans with atrial fibrillation 75 years or older who were new referrals to VA anticoagulation clinics (for warfarin therapy) between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2012. The dates of the core analysis were March 2014 through May 20

SUBMITTER: Dodson JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5600874 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature