The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) convened its
Fourth Consensus Conference on Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation in conjunction …

Background The use of antithrombotic agents, including anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents,
and thrombolytics has increased over the last decade and is expected to continue to rise …

There is a high degree of uncertainty regarding optimum care of patients with potential or
known intake of oral anticoagulants and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Anticoagulation therapy …

Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is a common neurological condition that usually
affects the elderly. The optimal treatment strategy remains uncertain, principally because …

Background There are no studies demonstrating that prothrombin complex concentrates
(PCC) improves outcome compared FFP in patients with warfarin-associated intracranial …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a 5-fold greater risk of ischemic stroke or systemic
embolism compared with normal sinus rhythm. Cardioembolic AF-related strokes are often …

Vitamin K can be given oral, intravenously, or subcutaneous, but for patients with serious life-
threatening bleeding, it is recommended to administer 10 mg IV as it reverses coagulopathy …

Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) is one of the most frequent neurosurgical entities
caused by head trauma. Since cSDH affects mainly elderly patients and the population …

Objectives Despite several advantages of the novel anticoagulant rivaroxaban compared
with vitamin K antagonists (VKA), its lack of specific antidotes to reverse anticoagulant …

Warfarin is effective for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolism but produces
variable anticoagulant effects and requires routine monitoring of the international …