Platelet Transfusion in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Summary

* To prove whether use of antiplatelet agents results into a rapid enlargement of hematoma after onset of acute intracerebral hemorrhage. * To prove the efficacy and safety of platelet transfusion for prevention of hematoma growth in patients who were stricken by acute intracerebral hemorrhage while being on antiplatelet medication.

Timeline

Start

2009-01

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Eilertsen H, Menon CS, Law ZK, Chen C, Bath PM, Steiner T, Desborough MJ, Sandset EC, Sprigg N, Al-Shahi Salman R. Haemostatic therapies for stroke due to acute, spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Oct 23;10(10):CD005951. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005951.pub5.

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