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Vitamin K Antagonists and TBI: A Deadly Combination?

Kelli Whitlock Burton July 11, 2022 Patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are significantly more likely to die or need acute neurosurgery in the month following the injury if they have a history of taking vitamin K antagonists (VKA), new research suggests. Preinjury use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) was also associated with worse outcomes, although not nearly...