Journal article
Stroke Prenotification Is Associated with Shorter Treatment Times for Warfarin-Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Warfarin-associated intracerebral hemorrhage (WAICH) is a devastating disease with increasing incidence. In this setting, treatment with prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC) is essential to correct coagulopathy. Yet despite the availability of coagulopathy correction strategies, significant treatment delays can occur in emergency departments (EDs), which may be overcome using stroke prenotification strategies. To explore this, we …
Authors
Dowlatshahi D; Wasserman JK; Butcher KS; Bernbaum ML; Cwinn AA; Giulivi A; Lang E; Poon M-C; Tomchishen-Pope J; Sharma M
Journal
Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 36, No. 5-6, pp. 383–387
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1159/000355500
ISSN
1015-9770