Comparative Analysis of Antithrombotic Therapy Outcomes in Mild Traumatic Brain-Injury Patients: A Focus on Bleeding Risk and Hospital-Stay Duration

• Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 308
• Main Authors: Desai, Antonio, Shiffer, Dana, Giordano, Mauro, Giotta Lucifero, Alice, Generali, Elena, Reggiani, Francesco, Calatroni, Marta, Savioli, Gabriele, Luzzi, Sabino, Voza, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.02.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Aging; Anticoagulants; Aspirin; Bleeding; Brain; Brain research; Cardiac arrhythmia; Comparative analysis; Complications and side effects; Creatinine; Diabetes; Drugs; elderly patients; Emergency medical care; Emergency medical services; FDA approval; Fish diseases; Head injuries; Health aspects; Hematoma; Hemoglobin; Hemorrhage; Heparin; Hospitals; Injuries; Injury analysis; Intervention; intracranial bleeding; length of hospitalization; Length of stay; Mortality; Patient outcomes; Patients; Regression analysis; Regression models; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Therapy; Thrombolytic drugs; Traumatic brain injury; Italy; anticoagulants; traumatic brain injury; elderly patients; aspirin; intracranial bleeding; length of hospitalization

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the elderly is a noteworthy pathology due to the exponential increase in population age, and the effects of antiplatelet and anticoagulation on patients' outcomes are still a matter of dispute. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of various an...