Journal of clinical medicine
Blood Transfusion Risk Following Early Versus Delayed Surgery in Hip Fracture Patients on Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Study Protocol for a Natural Experiment.
Tim Schiepers, Diederik Smeeing, Hugo Wijnen, Hanna Willems, Frans Jasper Wijdicks, Elvira Flikweert, Diederik Kempen, Eelke Bosma, Johannes H Hegeman, Marielle Emmelot-Vonk, Detlef van der Velde, Henk Jan Schuijt
Published: 202610.3390/jcm15020758
Abstract
Background: Early surgical intervention is associated with improved outcomes in hip fracture care, yet in patients using Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs), surgery is frequently delayed due to concerns about increased intraoperative bleeding. Despit…
Preview only. Read the full abstract at the source