Normal haemostasis depends on an intricate balance between mechanisms of bleeding and
mechanisms of thrombosis, and this balance can be altered after traumatic brain injury (TBI) …

Background: Bleeding is the most frequent cause of preventable death after severe injury.
Coagulopathy associated with severe injury complicates the control of bleeding and is …

The magnitude of damage to cerebral tissues following head trauma is determined by the
primary injury, caused by the kinetic energy delivered at the time of impact, plus numerous …

Background Second impact syndrome is a devastating injury that primarily affects athletic
children and young adults. It occurs when a second concussion occurs before symptoms …

Background: The incidence and risk factors for traumatic brain injury (TBI)-associated
coagulopathy after severe TBI (sTBI) and the effect of this complication on outcomes have …

Background and objectives Acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) has been reported in the
setting of isolated traumatic brain injury (iTBI) and associated with high mortality and poor …

Abstract Background ROTEM®/TEG®(rotational thromboelastometry) assays appear to be
useful for the treatment of bleeding trauma patients. However, data on the prevalence and …

Background The role of acute coagulopathy after traumatic brain injury (TBI) on outcome has
gained increasing appreciation over the recent years. This study was conducted to assess …

BACKGROUND: Time aspects of coagulopathy following severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI)
are ill defined throughout the literature. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the time …

Introduction The relationship between isolated traumatic brain injury (TBI) associated
coagulopathy and patient prognosis frequently lacks information regarding the time course …