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Table 2 Comparison between patients treated with anticoagulants (AC) or antiplatelet agents (APA) and those not treated with either

From: Severe non-traumatic bleeding events detected by computed tomography: do anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents have a role?

 

Group 1:

Group 2:

p-value

Not treated:n = 32

AC or APA:n = 61

Intracranial hemorrhage

32 (100)

41 (67)

NA

Cerebral herniation (mm)

7.1 ± 2.7

9. ± 4.6

0.04

Muscular hematoma

0 (0)

20 (33)

<0.0001

Rectus abdominis, iliopsoas hematoma

0 (0)

16 (24)

0.001

Quadriceps hematoma

0 (0)

4 (7)

0.30

Muscular hematoma (mL)

NA

363 ± 349

NA

Anemia (Hb <10 g/dL)

3 (3)

18 (30)

0.02

Hematocrit (%)

39.3 ± 6

35.6 ± 8.2

0.04

Blood platelets

221 ± 64

247 ± 88

0.28

Transfusion of globular sediment

1 (3)

7 (11)

0.17

Death

5 (15)

17 (28)

0.19

Delay between CT-scan and death (days)

13.4 ± 21.1

7.8 ± 19.9

0.04

In-hospital stay period of surviving patients (days)

27.7 ± 34.3

19.8 ± 26.4

0.35

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or number (%).
  2. Abbreviations: mm millimeter, mL milliliter, g/dL gram per deciliter, NA not applicable.