Timing of Surgery for Hip Fracture in Patients on Direct Oral Anti-coagulants: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
En Lin GohSwathikan ChidambaramSuprabha RaiAngela KannanSambandam AnandPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- hip fracture
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- coronary artery bypass
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- stem cells
- coronary artery disease
- surgical site infection
- patient reported outcomes
- body mass index
- physical activity
- weight loss
- venous thromboembolism