Experience in treating middle-aged and elderly patients with brain trauma-induced coagulopathy in primary hospitals.

Objective This paper summarized the experience in treating middle-aged and elderly patients with brain trauma-induced coagulopathy (BTIC). Methods and Results From January 2015 to May 2019, 3 BTIC patients (50-85 years old) were diagnosed by clinical examination, laboratory coagulation test and CT scan. Trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) was corrected by craniotomy and decompression, and hematoma aspiration. Two cases (Case 1 and Case 2) were successfully treated while Case 3 was dead due to coagulation disorder and irreversible injury of nervous system. Conclusions Early diagnosis and early treatment could prevent the exacerbation of BTIC, even the patient over 80-year- old may be cured. However, for patients with particularly severe brain damage, there are still many difficulties, and new treatment methods need to be studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]