Prehospital reversal of warfarin-related coagulopathy in intracerebral hemorrhage in a mobile stroke treatment unit

Stroke. 2015 May;46(5):e118-20. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008483. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

Authors

Joao A Gomes¹, Christine L Ahrens¹, Muhammad Shazam Hussain¹, Stacey Winners¹, Peter A Rasmussen¹, Ken Uchino²; Cleveland Pre-Hospital Acute Stroke Treatment Study Group

Affiliations

¹ From the Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute (J.A.G., M.S.H., S.W., P.A.R., K.U.) and Department of Pharmacy (C.L.A.), Cleveland Clinic, OH.
² From the Cerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute (J.A.G., M.S.H., S.W., P.A.R., K.U.) and Department of Pharmacy (C.L.A.), Cleveland Clinic, OH. uchinok@ccf.org.

PMID: 25873600
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008483

No abstract available

Keywords: cerebral hemorrhage; prothrombin complex concentrates; warfarin.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ambulances*
Anticoagulants*
Blood Coagulation Disorders / chemically induced
Blood Coagulation Disorders / drug therapy*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Emergency Medical Services / methods*
Humans
Pilot Projects
Point-of-Care Systems
Stroke / therapy*
Warfarin / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin