Early Hip Fracture Surgery in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants Improves Outcome.
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serval:BIB_1F3585899984
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Early Hip Fracture Surgery in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants Improves Outcome.
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN
2077-0383 (Print)
ISSN-L
2077-0383
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/08/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
16
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Background/Objectives: The increasing numbers of already endemic hip fractures in the elderly taking anticoagulants is a growing concern for daily surgical practice. Ample evidence demonstrates decreased morbidity and mortality in the general population when surgery is performed at the earliest possibility. Direct anticoagulants are relatively new drugs that can cause increased perioperative bleeding. Current guidelines propose stopping the drug to allow for elimination before performing elective surgery. Optimal management in urgent hip surgery is presently based on expert opinion with arbitrary cut-offs. In this study, we investigated whether patients taking direct anticoagulants would benefit from early surgical treatment, regardless of the timing since last intake. Methods: A total of 340 patients were included in the analysis, of which 59 took direct anticoagulants. The primary outcomes were time to surgery, postoperative transfusion rate, postoperative hemoglobin decrease, length of postoperative in-hospital stay (LOPS), revision rate, and complication rate (medical and surgical). Results: Our findings showed that the anticoagulated group was fit for discharge earlier when operated on within 24 h (p = 0.0167). Postoperative transfusion and medical complication rate tended to be lower when the operation was performed earlier. Revision rate due to hematomas were higher in the direct anticoagulant group without a relationship to time to surgery. Simple linear regression could not determine a relationship between postoperative hemoglobin change and time to surgery. Conclusions: We suggest that directly anticoagulated patients needing hip fracture surgery must be considered for early surgery.
Keywords
anticoagulant, complications, geriatric, osteoporotic fracture, proximal femur
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