Head trauma in the haemophilic child and management in a paediatric emergency department: Descriptive study

• Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. e187 - e193
• Main Authors: García Sánchez, P., Molina Gutiérrez, M. Á., Martín Sánchez, J., Inisterra Viu, L., García García, S., Rivas Pollmar, M. I., Martín Salces, M., Álvarez Román, M. T., Jiménez Yuste, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Bleeding; Central nervous system; Child; Child, Preschool; Computed tomography; Craniocerebral Trauma - complications; Craniocerebral Trauma - diagnosis; Craniocerebral Trauma - therapy; Drowsiness; Emergency Service, Hospital; factor; Female; haemophilia; Head; head CT; Head injuries; head trauma; Headache; Hemophilia; Hemophilia A - complications; Hemorrhage; Humans; Injuries; intracranial haemorrhage; Male; Patients; Prophylaxis; Risk Factors; Tertiary Healthcare; Trauma; Vomiting; haemophilia; factor; intracranial haemorrhage; head trauma; prophylaxis; head CT

Introduction Haemophilia is one of the most common inherited bleeding disorders in the Emergency Department (ED). The most dangerous site of bleeding is the central nervous system. Aims To describe the characteristics of haemophiliacs arrived to our ED following a head trauma and to analyse the inci...