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Timing of Surgery for Hip Fracture in Patients on Direct Oral Anti-coagulants: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

En Lin GohSwathikan ChidambaramSuprabha RaiAngela KannanSambandam Anand
Published in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2022)
This study builds on growing evidence that surgery for hip fracture in patients on DOAC therapy is not associated with an excessive risk of haemorrhage, irrespective of the timing of surgery. Timely surgical fixation of the hip fracture in this population is indicated in the absence of other risk factors for haemorrhage.
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