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SynthesisEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2022

Synthesis of the evidence on the impact of pre-operative direct oral anticoagulants on patient health outcomes after hip fracture surgery: rapid systematic review.

Rebecca J Mitchell, Sophie Jakobs, Nicole Halim, Hannah Seymour, Seth Tarrant

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Synthesis in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. The impact of direct oral anticoagulants on hip fracture care in Australia and New Zealand: a prospective patient sprint audit.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  5. Use of direct-acting anticoagulants (DOACs) delays surgery and is associated with increased mortality in hip fracture patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rebecca J MitchellAustralian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Level 6, 75 Talavera Road, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia. r.mitchell@mq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1939-1761
Sophie JakobsAustralian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Level 6, 75 Talavera Road, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Nicole HalimAustralian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Level 6, 75 Talavera Road, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Hannah SeymourFiona Stanley Hospital, Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, WA, Australia.
Seth TarrantJohn Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.
Macquarie University · AUFiona Stanley Hospital · AUJohn Hunter Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo synthesise the evidence on the impact of pre-operative direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) on health outcomes for patients who sustain a hip fracture.

methodA rapid systematic review of three databases (MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus) for English-language articles from January 2000 to August 2021 was conducted. Abstracts and full text were screened by two reviewers and articles were critically appraised. Data synthesis was undertaken to summarise health outcomes examined for DOAC users versus a no anticoagulant group. Key information was extracted for study type, country and time frame, population and sample size, type of DOACs, comparator population(s), key definitions, health outcome(s), and summary study findings.

resultsThere were 21 articles identified. Of the 18 studies that examined time to surgery, 12 (57.1%) found DOAC users had a longer time to surgery than individuals not using anticoagulants. Five (83.3%) of six studies identified that DOAC users had a lower proportion of surgery conducted within 48 h Four (40.0%) of ten studies reporting hospital length of stay (LOS) identified a higher LOS for DOAC users. Where reported, DOAC users did not have increased mortality, blood loss, transfusion rates, complication rates of stroke, re-operation or readmissions compared to individuals not using anticoagulants.

conclusionsThe effect of DOAC use on hip fracture patient health was mixed, although patients on DOACs had a longer time to surgery. The review highlights the need for consistent measurement of health outcomes in patients with a hip fracture to determine the most appropriate management of patients with a hip fracture taking DOACs.

Indexed as

AnticoagulantsHip FracturesHemorrhageHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareAnticoagulantsComplicationDirect oral anticoagulantHealth outcomeHip fractureSurgery

Identifiers

PMID35275244
PMCPMC9360144
OpenAlexW4221121361

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