Coagulopathy, injury severity and bleeding progression but not prior antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapies drive prognosis in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

Introduction: Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies complicate the management and outcomes of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. This study evaluates clinical profiles and short-term outcomes focusing on prior antihemostatic therapy and tranexamic acid (TXA) use.

Patients And Methods: We analyzed TBI patients admitted to University Hospital Frankfurt (2018-2021), assessing demographics, injury characteristics, clinical course, and short-term outcomes.

Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules using a multiple overlapping shot technique in a 3-month follow-up.

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the decrease of benign thyroid nodules after bipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in a 3-month follow-up using a multiple overlapping shot technique ('MOST'). Methods A total of 18 patients with 20 symptomatic benign thyroid nodules (17 cold nodules, 3 hyperfunctioning nodules) were treated in one single session by bipolar RFA. Bipolar ablation was performed using MOST.