European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Oct 2021
Effect of preinjury use of direct oral anticoagulants vs. Vitamin K antagonists on outcomes of hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Elderly patients with hip fractures are frequently under anticoagulant therapy. We aimed to assess if outcomes of hip fracture patients undergoing surgical intervention differ with prior use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) or Vitamin K antagonists (VKA). ⋯ There is no difference in surgical delay, early mortality, blood transfusion rates and length of hospital stay between DOAC uses and VKA users undergoing hip fracture surgery.