Predictive factors of intracranial bleeding in head trauma patients receiving antiplatelet therapy admitted to an emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In head trauma cases involving antiplatelet agent treatment, the French Society of Emergency Medicine recommends performing computed tomography (CT) scans to detect brain lesions, 90% of which are normal. The value of CT is still debatable given the scarce number of studies and controversial results.

Methods

We used the RATED registry (Registry of patient with Antithrombotic agents admitted to an Emergency Department, NCT02706080) to assess factors of cerebral bleeding related to antiplatelet agents following head trauma.

Results

From January 2014 to December 2015, 993 patients receiving antiplatelet agents were recruited, 293 (29.5%) of whom underwent CT scans for brain trauma. Intracranial bleeding was found in 26 (8.9%). Multivariate analysis revealed th

SUBMITTER: Moustafa F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6006553 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature