Why the study?
Does oral anticoagulant use prior to intracranial haemorrhage increase in-hospital mortality compared to non-use?
Population
Patients admitted with intracranial haemorrhages over a six-year period to a tertiary care centre in the…
Comparison
Oral anticoagulant therapy at the time of… vs No oral anticoagulant therapy at the time of…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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OAC-related ICH associated with higher mortality; leaves open whether reversal protocols improve outcomes in prospective trials.
Does oral anticoagulant use prior to intracranial haemorrhage increase in-hospital mortality compared to non-use?
Oral anticoagulant-related intracranial haemorrhages are associated with significantly higher in-hospital mortality compared to non-OAC-related haemorrhages, despite similar haematoma sizes.
Berwaerts et al. (2000) studied this question.
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