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Publication:Blunt brain injury activates the coagulation process
Reference:

Hulka F, Mullins RJ, Frank EH. Blunt brain injury activates the coagulation process. Arch Surg 1996;131:923-7; discussion 7-8.

Abstract:None
Publication Type:Human observational study
Low Risk of Bias:
  • Baseline characteristics of sample
  • Causative factors defined
  • Causative factors measured accurately
  • Coagulopathy appropriately defined
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Representative sample from a relevant population
High Risk of Bias:
  • Adjustment for confounding
  • Coagulopathy assessed on arrival to hospital
Unclear Risk of Bias:
  • All eligible patients included
Risk of Bias Score:6