Effects of fondaparinux on pulmonary embolism following hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: a retrospective observational study using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database

摘要

Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is recognized as an important complication in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. However, clinical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis, including fondaparinux, is limited because the occurrence of postoperative PE after hemiarthroplasty is very low. The goal of this study was to analyze the effect of fondaparinux in reducing PE following hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture using large-scale retrospective data.