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  • Efficacy of platelet transfusion for acute intracerebral hemorrhage among patients on antiplatelet therapy

  • Onyinyechi Eke, Mercedeh Shanechi, Michael Gottlieb
  • Journal:
    Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine / Volume 20 / Issue S2 / October 2018
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    14 February 2018, pp. S78-S81
    Print publication:
    October 2018
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  • Clinical question

    In patients taking antiplatelet therapy, does a platelet transfusion after acute spontaneous primary intracerebral hemorrhage reduce the risk of death or dependence?

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    Baharoglu MI, Cordonnier C, Al-Shahi Salman R, et al. Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2016;387(10038):2605-13.

    Study objective

    The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether a platelet transfusion with standard care, compared with standard care alone, reduced death or dependence after intracerebral hemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy use.