Postoperative Complications of Hip Fractures Patients on Chronic Coumadin: A Comparison Based on Operative International Normalized Ratio

Postoperative Complications of Hip Fractures Patients on Chronic Coumadin: A Comparison Based on Operative International Normalized Ratio

In current clinical practice, orthopedic surgeons often delay the surgery intervention on geriatric hip fracture patients to optimize the international normalized ratio (INR), in order to decrease the risk of postoperative hematological complications. However, some evidence suggests that full revers...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Kain, David Saper, Kyle Lybrand, Kasey-Jean Bramlett, Paul Tornetta III, Peter Althausen, John S. Garfi, Donald P. Willier III, Ruijia Niu, Andrew J. Marcantonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Geriatrics
Subjects:
hip fracture
INR
anticoagulation
postoperative complications
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/5/3/43

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