Rapid reversal of #anticoagulants and #antiplatelets is critical to limit intracerebral hemorrhage expansion, but fewer than 80% of eligible patients are treated.
What is the latest evidence for existing and emerging reversal agents?
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Appropriateness of #Antiplatelets and #Anticoagulants Among Older Adults Experiencing #Falls
"...High prevalence of likely inappropriate antithrombotic use among older adults presenting to the #ED with a fall.."
#Geriatrics #Care #Health #MedSky
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Anticoagulantes orales no se asocian con un riesgo mayor de hemorragia intracraneal comparados con los antiplaquetarios, pero sí con un mayor riesgo de hemorragia mayor #DOAC #ICH #antiplatelets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
This is an under appreciated fact in medicine and so important when patients come in after #falls or head injury.
Ask about 💊 #antiplatelets and don’t be falsely reassured when they’re not on anticoagulation!
Next step: #deprescribing all the unnecessary #aspirin
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