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Publication:Defibrination after brain-tissue destruction: A serious complication of head injury
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Goodnight SH, Kenoyer G, Rapaport SI, Patch MJ, Lee JA, Kurze T. Defibrination after brain-tissue destruction: A serious complication of head injury. N Engl J Med 1974;290:1043-7.

Abstract:None
Publication Type:Human observational study
Low Risk of Bias:
  • Baseline characteristics of sample
  • Causative factors defined
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Representative sample from a relevant population
High Risk of Bias:
  • Causative factors measured accurately
  • Coagulopathy appropriately defined
  • Coagulopathy assessed on arrival to hospital
Unclear Risk of Bias:
  • Adjustment for confounding
  • All eligible patients included
Risk of Bias Score:4