Mads Sundet, Ulf Sundin, Aasmund Godø, Kristian Sydnes, Haldor Valland, Joseph Sexton, Mette Martinsen, Maren Paus, Hans Schmidt Rasmussen, Siri Lillegraven
PURPOSE: Treatment with direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is increasing among hip-fracture patients, with accompanying safety concerns regarding spinal anesthesia (SA). The aim of this study was to investigate if DOAC use is associated with increased waiting time before surgery, increased mortality, or other adverse events. METHODS: Registry data on surgically treated hip-fracture cases at a single hospital between 2015 and 2021 were analyzed. Multivariable regression analyses were performed with DOAC-status and choice of anesthesia as exposures, and waiting time, length of stay, transfusion, and mortality as outcomes...
May 7, 2024: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery: Official Publication of the European Trauma Society