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Preinjury Warfarin Worsens Outcome in Elderly Patients Who Fall From Standing
Journal of Trauma, 06/11/09
Howard JL et al. - Preinjury warfarin use has an adverse effect on outcome in elderly FFS patients. Importantly, this effect is most prominent in patients admitted awake with significant findings on computed tomography scan. This argues for rapid emergency department triage to computed tomography scan and rapid INR correction in this population.
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