Quality of Life and Post-Surgical Complications in Patients on Chronic Antiplatelet Therapy with Proximal Femur Fracture: 12-Month Follow-Up after Implementing a Strategy to Shorten the Time to Surgery.
Angela Merchán-GalvisRafael AnayaMireia RodriguezJordi LlorcaMercé CastejónJosé María GilAngélica MillanVerónica EstepaElena CardonaYaiza Garcia-SanchezAna RuizMaría José Martinez-Zapatanull AFFEcT Study GroupPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
It seems safe to reduce the time of surgery under neuraxial anaesthesia in patients with hip fractures on chronic antiplatelet therapy by platelet function testing. QoL in particular improves in the first six months after surgery.
Keyphrases
- antiplatelet therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery bypass
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery disease
- prognostic factors
- surgical site infection
- risk factors
- drug induced
- bone mineral density
- body composition
- postmenopausal women