Sigismond Lasocki, Xavier Capdevila, Bruno Vielle, Benjamin Bijok, Maria Lahlou-Casulli, Vincent Collange, Nicolas Grillot, Marc Danguy des Deserts, Alexis Duchalais, Bertrand Delannoy, Bertrand Drugeon, Pierre Bouzat, Jean-Stéphane David, Louis Rony, Thibault Loupec, Maxime Léger, Emmanuel Rineau
BACKGROUND: Anaemia and blood transfusion are associated with poor outcomes after hip fracture. We evaluated the efficacy of intravenous iron and tranexamic acid in reducing blood transfusions after hip fracture surgery. METHODS: In this double-blind, randomised, 2 × 2 factorial trial, we recruited adults hospitalised for hip fractures in 12 medical centres in France who had preoperative haemoglobin concentrations between 9·5 and 13·0 g/dL...
September 2023: Lancet Haematology