Emergency reversal of anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapies in neurosurgical patients.
Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a common problem encountered by neurosurgeons. Patient outcomes are influenced by hematoma size, growth, location, and the timing of evacuation, when indicated. Patients may have abnormal coagulation due to pharmacological anticoagulation or coagulopathy due to underlying systemic disease or blood transfusions. Strategies to reestablish the integrity of the clotting cascade and platelet function assume a familiarity with these processes. As patients are increasingly treated with anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents, it is essential that the physicians who care for patients with ICH understand these pathways and recognize how they can be manipulated to restore hemostasis.
Beshay
Joseph E
JE
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. josephbeshay@yahoo.com
Morgan
Howard
H
Madden
Christopher
C
Yu
Wengui
W
Sarode
Ravindra
R
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors