A retrospective comparison between delayed and early hip fracture surgery in patients taking clopidogrel: same total bleeding but different timing of blood transfusion

摘要

Purpose Managing hip fracture surgery in patients taking clopidogrel is challenging. The optimal timing for surgery remains unclear. Early surgery in such patients potentially increases peri-operative bleeding, whereas delayed surgery has been shown to be associated with worse postoperative outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a delay to surgery affects total blood loss, bleeding kinetics, blood transfusion requirements, or post-operative outcomes.