Benefits and Risks of Anticoagulation Resumption Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Jennifer S. Albrecht, Xinggang Liu, Mona Baumgarten, Patricia Langenberg, Gail B. Rattinger, Gordon S. Smith, Steven Gambert, Stephen S. Gottlieb, Ilene H. Zuckerman

JAMA Internal Medicine · 2014 · 73 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Results from this study suggest that despite increased risk of hemorrhage, there is a net benefit for most patients receiving anticoagulation therapy, in terms of a reduction in risk of stroke, from warfarin therapy resumption following discharge after hospitalization for traumatic brain injury.

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