TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Traumatic injury may be a predisposing factor for cerebrovascular accident
JO  - Journal of trauma nursing
A1  - Wojcik, Jodi B.
A1  - Benns, Matthew V.
A1  - Franklin, Glen A.
A1  - Harbrecht, Brian G.
A1  - Broughton-Miller, Kimberly D.
A1  - Frisbie, Michelle C.
A1  - Smith, Jason W.
A1  - Pentecost, Karina M.
A1  - Bozeman, Matthew C.
SP  - 139
EP  - 143
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - The purpose of the study was to assess whether trauma may be an independent risk factor for stroke. Evidence has shown that trauma patients experience a hypercoagulable state postinjury, increasing the risk of thrombotic events. A case-controlled, retrospective analysis was performed on admitted trauma patients over a 2-year period. Results revealed that trauma patients are 1.6 times more likely to have a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) during their hospital admission, when compared with nontrauma patients with similar CVA risk factors. Several statistically significant differences between the groups were identified. On the basis of these results, trauma appears to be an independent, nonmodifiable risk factor for CVA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-7496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0b013e3182a171cf
ID  - ref1
ER  -